ATLANTA (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HD Supply Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: HDS), one of the largest industrial distributors in North America, today announced the appointment of Milford W. McGuirt to serve as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors. Mr. McGuirt was appointed on June 28, 2020, and will serve as a member of the Audit and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees.

"We are excited to welcome Milford to our board of directors. Milford brings a tremendous performance track record and decades of financial, operational and community leadership to the team,” said Joe DeAngelo, Chairman and CEO of HD Supply.

Mr. McGuirt, served as managing partner of the Atlanta office and mid-south region of KPMG until his retirement. He additionally served as KPMG’s national audit sector leader and national industry leader for the firm’s higher education practice. He has served on the Executive Committee and was Treasurer for the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, Audit Committee Chair of the Woodruff Arts Center and Board Chair for the Commerce Club and the Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education. Mr. McGuirt has more than 41 years of experience in public accounting and audit services to a wide range of public and private companies across a variety of industries, including 29 years of experience leading audits, audit practices, and overseeing teams leading audits.

About HD Supply

HD Supply (www.hdsupply.com) is one of the largest industrial distributors in North America. The company provides a broad range of products and value-add services to approximately 500,000 customers with leadership positions in the maintenance, repair and operations and specialty construction sectors. Through approximately 270 branches and 44 distribution centers in the U.S. and Canada, the company's more than 11,000 associates provide localized, customer-tailored products, services and expertise.