First Supply Announces Promotions

Madison, Wis. – First Supply, the Midwest’s Premier Distributor, is pleased to announce the promotions of Michael Miller, Mike Broadway and Kevin Burke.

Michael Miller joined First Supply, in 1989, as a customer service consultant and in 1994 became the Customer Service Manager. In 1995, Michael advanced to Assistant General Manager for the Madison facility and in 2000 was promoted to General Manager for the Madison, Janesville and Rockford facilities. In his newly created role as Vice President of Sales, Michael will be responsible for developing a unified and universal sales program for First Supply and will report to Elliot Collier, Executive VP - COO. Michael resides in Stoughton, Wis. with his wife and three children.

Mike Broadway has been with the company since 2001 and has over 20 years of experience in the distribution industry. In his career, he has held numerous positions including Sales Manager, Branch General Manager, Purchasing/Inventory Control Manager and Director – Materials Management. In his new role as Vice President of Purchasing, Mr. Broadway will be responsible for purchasing, vendor relations and inventory performance. He will report to Mike Hickok, Executive VP – COO. Mike resides in Waunakee, Wis. with his wife and three children.

Kevin Burke began at First Supply in 2004 and has over 15 years of industry experience. He has held the positions of Customer Service Manager, Branch Manager of the Rockford facility and Operations Manager. In his new position, Mr. Burke will be responsible for the day to day operations for all the Madison, Janesville and Rockford locations. He will report to Elliot Collier, Executive VP – COO. Kevin resides in De Forest, Wis. with his wife and two daughters.

First Supply LLC is a regional wholesale distributor with twenty-six locations in the upper Midwest. Founded in 1897, First Supply, employing over 500 people, is a family-owned, single source provider of plumbing, heating, cooling, pump/well & septic, municipal, waterworks, builder and industrial supplies.

For more information contact:
Elliot Collier, Executive Vice President
Phone: (608) 661-6993
email: ecollier@1supply.com
First Supply LLC
P.O. Box 8124
Madison, WI 53708-8124