Affiliated Distributors has formed a new company that focuses on integrated supply and electronic commerce. SupplyFORCE.com is in the final stages of acquiring A-D's national accounts program and A-D Northeast (ADNE), a regional provider of integrated supply solutions. These two acquisitions will provide the new company with an initial annual sales volume of $400 million.
Bill Weisberg, chairman and CEO of Affiliated Distributors, will lead the new company. Rounding out the executive team are Steve Cosgrove, chief operating officer, formerly president of Thrall Distribution; John Ludlam, vice president/operations, ADNE's president and key architect of the company's integrated supply technology; and Diane Mirvis, chief technology officer, formerly global accounts director for SAP America.