Novelty competitors

Mr. Daniel L. Florness, serves as the company's president and chief executive officer. He began his career at Fastenal in 1996, and served as the company's chief financial officer from June 1996 to December 2002, and as an executive vice president and the chief financial officer of the company from December 2002 to December 2015. During his time as chief financial officer, Mr. Florness' experience with the company expanded beyond finance, including leadership of product development and procurement, and, in more recent years, the company's national accounts business. In his role as president and chief executive officer, Mr. Florness provides the board with critical input on the development and implementation of high level strategies for the company and on the overall operations and resources of the company. In addition, his long prior tenure as chief financial officer makes Mr. Florness uniquely situated to provide the board with in-depth insight into the company's financial planning, internal controls, and regulatory compliance. Mr. Florness also serves on the board of directors of PlastiComp, Inc., a privately held company specializing in the provision of long fiber thermoplastic composites and technologies. Mr. Florness has been a director of Fastenal since January 2016.

Andrew 'Andy' Barowsky is a VP:Innovation at FLOWERS FOODS INC and President/CEO at Lepage Bakeries Inc and is based in Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area. He works or has worked as Chairman and CEO at Ábaco. Andrew studied at University of Rochester and University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business.

Chris Forsberg is a Chief Executive Officer at RUG Doctor LLC.

In October 2013, Dimitrios Smyrnios was named chief executive officer of Schwan's Company. He is the sixth CEO since the company's founding in 1952. Earlier, Dimitrios began his career with the Frito Lay division of PepsiCo, where he spent eight years in progressive roles with sales and marketing teams. In 1993, he joined Nestle Waters North America in southern California. During his tenure, he had accepted roles of increasing responsibility and eventually was named executive vice president and general manager of the Nestle Waters Home & Office Division and the Retail Division. Later, he served as president of Nestle Dreyer's Ice Cream Division.

Jim Goergen is a Chief Executive Officer at Martin Furniture and is based in San Diego, California. He has worked as Chief Executive Officer at Architectural Millwork Design Inc, Chief Operating Officer / Chief Financial Officer at Legends Furniture Inc, and Sr. Restructuring Advisor at Development Specialists Inc. Jim works or has worked as Board of Directors at UMOM New Day Centers. He studied at University of Southern Indiana between 1984 and 1989 and Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA®) between 1990 and 1993.