Wajax Names Industry Veteran George McClean as President and CEO

The appointment concludes an executive search launched in October, when Wajax and Iggy Domagalski jointly agreed to begin a succession process. The board’s mandate for the new leadership focuses on accelerating growth and leveraging emerging opportunities across the company’s diverse industrial portfolio, which spans the forestry, mining, and oil sands sectors.

A Strategic Leadership Transition

McClean is scheduled to take office on March 3, bringing three decades of executive experience in both Canadian and international markets. His career includes high-profile leadership roles at several major industrial and automotive firms. Most recently, he served in senior positions at Master Group and as a member of the global executive group for Sonepar Canada.

Beyond his work in distribution and logistics, McClean’s resume includes a tenure as president of National Tire Distributors and executive roles at General Motors and W.W. Grainger. According to the company, this broad background is expected to bolster Wajax’s strategic position as a primary supplier to Canada’s heavy industries.