Blaine, MN – LindFast Solutions Group (LSG) announced the promotion of Jerad Tuxen to Vice President, Value-Added Services (VAS) and Quality.
Since joining LSG in April, Tuxen has made an immediate impact on the organization, bringing more than 25 years of industry leadership experience and a clear vision for strengthening the company’s Value-Added Services platform. His customer-focused approach and commitment to operational excellence have helped accelerate strategic initiatives across the business.
Over the past several months, Tuxen has led efforts to evaluate and standardize VAS operations throughout the enterprise. He has helped establish a foundation for future growth by identifying capacity opportunities, developing scalable operating models, and creating a roadmap for expanding capabilities. His leadership has also strengthened alignment among commercial, operational, and quality teams, helping ensure a consistent focus on delivering exceptional service and value to customers.
In addition to leading the company’s Value-Added Services strategy, Tuxen has assumed increasing responsibility for LSG’s Quality organization. Working closely with team members across the business, he has helped enhance strategic direction, strengthen accountability, improve cross-functional collaboration, and deepen customer engagement.
“Jerad has demonstrated exceptional leadership and has quickly become an important contributor to our organization,” said Steve Dean, Chief Commercial Officer LSG. “His ability to connect customer needs with operational execution, while advancing both our Value-Added Services and Quality capabilities, positions LSG for continued growth and differentiation in the marketplace.”
Value-Added Services and Quality continue to be important components of LSG’s growth strategy. As customer needs evolve, capabilities including packaging, kitting, assembly, secondary processing, testing, quality assurance, and other customized solutions help strengthen customer partnerships and create meaningful competitive advantages.
In his expanded role, Tuxen will continue leading initiatives focused on expanding capabilities, increasing capacity, improving productivity, developing talent, and maintaining world-class quality standards across the organization.
“LSG has a tremendous opportunity to continue building differentiated solutions for our customers,” said Tuxen. “I’m excited to work alongside our talented team as we expand our capabilities, strengthen our quality systems, and create even greater value for the customers and markets we serve.”
Prior to LSG Jerad spent the last 15 years leading the Industrial Services division at Fastenal.
About LindFast Solutions Group
LindFast Solutions Group is a leading industrial supply chain solutions platform that connects manufacturers to distributors across North America. Through a multi-category platform that combines technical expertise, supply chain infrastructure, inventory management, quality assurance, value-added services, and digital capabilities, LSG helps customers improve service levels, mitigate complexity and risk, optimize working capital, and ensure access to critical products. By simplifying supply chains and enhancing responsiveness, quality, and product availability, LSG helps customers compete and grow in their markets.