Laval, QC-based Gagnon Levesque, a wholly owned division of Talbot Marketing (asi/341500) in London, ON, has appointed industry veteran Marc Giroux as vice president and general manager. Giroux will take over responsibilities from Alain Gravel, owner/manager of Gagnon Levesque for 12 years, who will act as a transitional consultant until Feb. 28. Giroux spent nearly two decades at Top 40 supplier Spector & Co. (asi/88660) as executive vice president of sales.

“Marc has a long and successful track record of building relationships that facilitate growth,” said Steve Levschuk, president and CEO of Talbot Marketing, in a statement. “Coming out of COVID, we believe Marc possesses the right skills to accelerate Gagnon Levesque’s future growth and achieve its long-term vision. The relationships and work ethic he developed during his 20 years with Spector and Co. will serve him well as he transitions to the distributor side of our industry.”

In January 2019, Talbot acquired Gagnon Levesque, which employs 22 salespeople supported by an office and warehouse in Quebec.