Robert Aarnes

Director/Board Member at MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO., INC.

Net worth: 11 M $ as of 31/05/2026

57 year

36 connections

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Robert B. Aarnes is currently an Independent Non-Executive Director at MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. since 2024.
He is President-ADI Global Distribution at Resideo Technologies, Inc. since 2018.
He is also President at Adi Corp.
since 2016.
Formerly, Mr. Aarnes was President & Chief Executive Officer at GUNNAR Optiks LLC from 2008 to 2012.
He was President-ADI Global Distribution Business at Honeywell International, Inc. from 2017 to 2018.
Mr. Aarnes earned an MBA from San Diego State University and completed undergraduate studies at the United States Naval Academy.

Known holdings in public companies

Company	Date	Number of shares	Valuation	Valuation date
RESIDEO TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0.23%	07/04/2026	335,284 ( 0.23% )	10 M $	31/05/2026
MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO., INC. CLASS A 0%	23/01/2026	823 ( 0% )	90 094 $	31/05/2026

Robert Aarnes active positions

Companies	Position	Start
RESIDEO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.	Corporate Officer/Principal	01/01/2018
MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO., INC.	Director/Board Member	27/08/2024

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Former positions of Robert Aarnes

Companies	Position	End
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.	Corporate Officer/Principal	01/10/2018
GUNNAR Optiks LLC GUNNAR Optiks LLC Specialty StoresRetail Trade Engages in retails sales of glasses through online for protecting and enhancing visual performance	Chief Executive Officer	01/11/2012

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Private companies	6
MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. Wholesale DistributorsDistribution Services Distributes metalworking and maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) products	Distribution Services
Honeywell International, Inc. Honeywell International, Inc. Aerospace & DefenseElectronic Technology Manufactures and supplies aerospace, industrial and building automation products	Electronic Technology
San Diego State University San Diego State University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
United States Naval Academy United States Naval Academy Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
GUNNAR Optiks LLC GUNNAR Optiks LLC Specialty StoresRetail Trade Engages in retails sales of glasses through online for protecting and enhancing visual performance	Retail Trade
Resideo Technologies, Inc. Resideo Technologies, Inc. Electronics DistributorsDistribution Services Manufactures and distributes low-voltage security products	Distribution Services