Motion Industries Announces Promotion of Executive Officers

Motion Industries Inc. — a distributor of maintenance, repair and operation replacement parts, and a provider of industrial technology solutions — has announced the promotions of Joe Limbaugh to executive vice president – COO and James Howe to executive vice president – CCO/CTO, effective June 1, 2023. Both will continue to report to Motion’s president, Randy Breaux.

This year, Limbaugh will celebrate 40 years with Motion. In 2021, he was promoted to executive vice president, leading strategic initiatives to improve customer service levels and increase Motion’s productivity. In addition to his current responsibilities leading marketing, supply chain, distribution and fulfillment center operations, real estate and enterprise, he will assume responsibility for operations in Motion’s conveyance and fluid power solutions, as well as repair and services.

Howe recently celebrated 30 years with Motion and was promoted to executive vice president in 2021 with responsibility for ecommerce, strategic pricing, sales and corporate accounts. He will continue to lead in these areas with the added responsibility of human resources.

Breaux says, “Over the years, both Joe and James have proven to be exceptional leaders for Motion in their respective areas of the business. In addition, they play vital roles in defining the strategic direction of the company and continue to take on additional responsibilities to improve our value proposition. Joe and James have built great supporting teams and have done an outstanding job producing fantastic results for Motion and Genuine Parts Company. These changes will certainly enhance the value Motion delivers to our customers, employees and stakeholders.”