Lindsley Ruth is an experienced global distribution leader with a track record of accelerated profitable growth.
Over three decades leading organizations on six continents and more than 65 countries.
As an executive at Solectron, TTI, and Future Electronics, Lindsley led transformation initiatives from procurement, logistics, IT,
supply chain, marketing, sales through finance. Most recently, Lindsley was the group CEO of the RS Group from 2015 to 2023 where he
transformed the business a primarily off-line focused distributor and an average performer in the FTSE350 to a high performer in the
FTSE100 generating nearly 65% of business from digital platforms, while driving a Total Shareholder Return of >600% during his seven-year tenure,
representing a top 10 performance in TSR across Europe.
Career
- 2015-2022: RS Group – CEO
- 2002-2015: Future Electronics – EVP
- 1999-2002: Solectron Technology – VP
- 1992-1999: TTI – Director
Education
- MBA, Texas A&M University
- BSc, Engineering (Industrial Distribution), Texas A&M University