Irvine will remain as chairman of the board of directors.
Palmer Holland, Inc. recently announced that W. Bryn Irvine will retire as CEO, effective June 30, 2021. He will remain as chairman of the board of directors. C. Bradley Steven, who has served as president since 2017, will replace Irvine as president and CEO.
Irvine began his career as an account manager in the Palmer Supplies Co.'s Cincinnati, Ohio, office in 1986 before moving to the Cleveland office in 1996 to assume a sales management role. He was instrumental in the merger of Palmer Supplies Co. and Harry Holland Co. in 2002, and he led the acquisitions of Focus Chemical in 2005 and Triad Lubrication Components LLC in 2010. During his tenure as CEO, Palmer Holland grew from a regional specialty chemical distributor to one that covers the entire U.S. and Canada in five strategic markets.