“I am very happy he has agreed to stay involved with us, as I know the very accomplished team of Eric, David and Dave will lead us into a new era of growth and fun. He helped grow revenues 11-fold, added four new locations and built the company to more than 400 employees strong,” remarked Sherman. “During his more than two decades at IMS, Eric has made numerous contributions. In this newly formed role, he will assist the management team and sit on their board of advisors. Cohen also supervised the 2012 opening of the newest store which is located in Tucson.Ĭoncurrent to Pace’s appointment, Eric Steinhauer, the president of IMS since 1993, has accepted the position of vice chairman of IMS and will report directly to Sherman. Under his leadership, the Phoenix location has enjoyed extensive sales growth. For high quality metal products in Southern California, Arizona, and Northern Mexico, look to Industrial Metal Supply for all your industrial metal supply. He served in this role till four years ago when he was promoted to senior vice president of business development. Within five years he took over the newly opened Phoenix branch as general manager. Cohen started at IMS in 1995 as a sales manager. Industrial Metal Supply locations carry a long list of metals in various alloys, shapes, and sizes specialty and decorative metals as well as a large selection of metalworking tools and supplies.
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“He brings an amazing amount of energy and creativity to the table and I could not be more pleased about his appointment to this critical role.”ĭave Cohen, who will report to Pace, will assume the COO role immediately. Specialties: Industrial Metal Supply Company (IMS) is a full line metal distributor serving Southern California and Arizona. “As anyone who has worked directly with David knows, he is a very dedicated and hard-working team player,” said Sherman.
He has also held leadership positions with The Metals Service Center Institute and currently serves on the Aluminum Council. Pace began his industry training at Ryerson Steel and is extremely well versed in metal industry practices, including an extensive sales and operational background. Pace is a 23-year veteran of Industrial Metal Supply and, since 2004, has served as their chief operating officer, overseeing all branch operations and being instrumental in their robust growth, including the additions of Phoenix, Riverside and Tucson locations that used both acquisition and green field strategies to extend service throughout Southern California and Arizona. He now has responsibility for their strategic direction and growth initiatives and reports directly to chairman of the board and owner Neil Sherman.
We offer an enormous store open six days a week, will call pick up and next day local delivery for convenient purchasing options. Located in Irvine, the store sits just south of the 55 freeway on Alton Parkway. (IMS Sun Valley, CA), one of the largest distributors of raw metals in the Southwest, named David Pace as their president, effective immediately. Industrial Metal Supply has been a trusted metal distributor in Orange County for more than 20 years. Lubricants, Coolants, Metalworking Fluids.Computerized Maintenance Management Systems.Abrasives, Belts, Brushes, Grinding Wheels.