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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · MSC Industrial Direct (MSM)

MSC Industrial names Rob Kuhns as CFO effective September 14, 2026

Neutral Impact 4 of 5 leadership Written later

MSC Industrial Direct named Robert Kuhns, former CFO of TopBuild Corp., as executive vice president and chief financial officer effective September 14, 2026. Greg Clark, interim CFO since August 2025, resigned from that role on the same date and will remain vice president of finance and corporate controller. The filing does not include financial results or guidance.

Key points

  • Robert Kuhns, age 52, was CFO of TopBuild Corp. from March 2022 until its acquisition by QXO, Inc. in July 2026.
  • Offer letter provides a $650,000 annual base salary, a fiscal 2027 target bonus of 85% of base salary, and an equity award with a $1,500,000 grant date value.
  • Sign-on grant of restricted stock units with a $1,500,000 grant date fair value vests in equal amounts over four years.
  • Greg Clark resigned as interim CFO effective September 14, 2026 and continues as vice president of finance and corporate controller.

The filing

CompanyMSC Industrial Direct (MSM)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECSep 8, 2026, 8:39 AM ET
Accession number0001003078-26-000094

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 12:59 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on September 08, 2026.

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