Vertex Distribution hired Richard “Rich” Megliola as president of the company.

Megliola began his fastener career as an inside sales rep for Reynolds Fasteners, Inc. He helped grow sales from $29 to $200 million while rising to the role of VP of sales and operations. Megliola was named president of Reynolds Fasteners’ sister company Atlas Screw & Specialty Corp. after they were acquired by Heads and Threads International, LLC.

Following leadership roles with Stelfast Inc. as COO and Titan Fastener Products Inc. as EVP, Megliola was named North America sales director for Acument Global Technology, a division of Fontana Gruppo Special Fasteners, which has $1.2 billion in annual sales.

Megliola currently serves as a board member for the National Fastener Distributors Association (NFDA).

Vertex was founded in 1881 as the Pawtucket Manufacturing Company in Rhode Island. Subsequent related company names include Bell Fasteners, Zelenda Metric, West-Spec Partners and All Metric. The companies became Vertex in 2003.

A division of Houston Wire & Cable, Vertex Distribution distributes corrosion resistant products including inch and metric corrosion resistant fasteners and alloy fasteners, blind rivets, hose clamps and security screws to industrial distributor markets. Attleboro, MA-based Vertex has nine branches in California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, North Carolina, Ohio and Texas. Web: vertexdistribution.com