GRAYBAR ELECTRIC CO INC 8-K filed 2026-09-10

Graybar Electric Company, Inc. filed an 8-K on September 10, 2026, reporting under Item 5.02(b) that Beverly L. Propst announced her intent to retire effective January 1, 2027. Propst currently serves as Senior Vice President of Human Resources and as a director of the company. The filing attaches the September 10, 2026 press release as Exhibit 99 under Item 9.01, and it was signed by Matthew W. Geekie, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel. The filing is under CIK 205402, accession number 0000205402-26-000043. The attached press release fills in her tenure. Propst, a licensed attorney, joined Graybar in 2002 as a Corporate Counsel in the Legal Department, was promoted to Senior Corporate Counsel in 2003, was named Vice President of Human Resources in 2008, and in 2009 was elected to Graybar's Board of Directors and promoted to Senior Vice President of Human Resources. Chairman, President and CEO Kathleen M. Mazzarella is quoted saying that Propst "has demonstrated a deep commitment to Graybar's long-term success and our culture of employee ownership," and thanking her for her contributions. The release describes Graybar as a Fortune 500 corporation and one of the largest employee-owned companies in North America, distributing electrical, industrial, automation and connectivity products through a network of 355 North American distribution facilities. For an analyst or journalist, the point of interest is that one person is vacating two roles at once, a senior officer position and a board seat, at a company the release describes as employee-owned. The filing states the January 1, 2027 effective date for the retirement but does not say whether her board service ends on the same date or how that seat will be handled. Also not in the filing: the name of any successor, whether a search is underway, any compensatory or separation arrangement connected to the retirement, and any statement about financial effect. The 8-K reports the announcement and nothing further. The media contact given is Tim Sommer at (314) 578-7672.