Suresh Krishna

CEO and President

Northern Tool + Equipment

Suresh Krishna joined Northern Tool + Equipment as CEO in April 2020 after five years as a member of the Advisory Board. He brings entrepreneurial leadership and innovation skills to help propel the next phase of growth for Northern. Since taking over as CEO, Suresh has led the organization to revenue growth of 40%, serving a record number of customers, and generated record EBITA in a short two-year period. Suresh’s approach to business is forward looking, results oriented and decisive, with an emphasis on speed in execution to maximize Northern’s relevance to customers.

Prior to joining Northern, Krishna held senior leadership roles at leading global companies including Polaris, United Technologies, Diageo and Sleep Number. He has vast experience in driving innovation, implementing digital transformation, building flexible supply chains and leading mergers and acquisitions. Krishna’s broad and strategic mindset and ability to drive transformative change position him to help Northern achieve its potential.

Suresh holds an M.B.A. from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University in Evanston, IL, and a B.S. in mechanical engineering from the National Institute of Technology in India. Suresh is a regular speaker at the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota and the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. He is also a member of the Minnesota Business Partnership, and Wall Street Journal CEO Council.

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Sunday Jan 14th

10:30am - 11:00am

River Pavilion, goTRG Stage

Creating optionality and speed in supply chains: Northern Tool + Equipment’s transformation with CEO Suresh Krishna

During the past three years, Northern Tool + Equipment has grown revenue by 44 percent, in part by prioritizing and investing in initiatives that provide value for customers and team members. With more than 130 store locations across 23 states, Northern Tool has a strong national retail presence featuring a wide variety of tools, equipment, and service offerings via ecommerce and a superior omnichannel experience. In this session, hear from Northern Tool president and CEO, Suresh Krishna about how the retailer is integrating increased supply chain resilience, flexibility, and efficiency to improve the customer and employee experience, mitigate future global risk, and deliver continued profitable growth.

This session is part of the NRF Supply Chain 360 Summit.

Open to Retailers only. Pre-registration and separate fee required.

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Speaking in:

Sunday Jan 14th

Creating optionality and speed in supply chains: Northern Tool + Equipment’s transformation with CEO Suresh Krishna