John M. Carte

Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Carte brings over 30 years of industrial distribution experience to Relevant. During his 27+ years with MRC Global, he held positions in sales, operations management, marketing, supply chain, and executive leadership. As Senior Vice President for valves, automation, and instrumentation globally, John led the development and execution of the global strategy for the $1.9 billion segment, with direct responsibility for procurement and product business development. John joined Eads Distribution in 2015 as COO. Following the successful sale of Eads to FCx Performance, he was promoted to Division President of FCx Performance, and led the $180M+ business unit, overseeing company sales and growth plans, strategic initiatives, marketing, finance, branch operations and supply chain. John’s has an Associate’s degree in Management, a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing and an MBA in Organizational Leadership.