April 30, 2018, PHOENIX— Ewing Irrigation & Landscape Supply, the largest family-owned supplier of landscape and water management products in the country, today announced Steve Deist as its Chief Operating Officer.

“With our geographic expansion and new hardscape division, it’s critical to execute these initiatives effectively and efficiently, while maintaining high quality operations and service excellence at the more than 200 Ewing locations nationwide,” said Douglas W. York, President and Chief Executive Officer. “Steve has already been an instrumental team member to Ewing and elevating him to this role will further support our growing successes.”

As Chief Operating Officer, Deist will led the implementation efforts of industry best practices in operations, sales, financial management and technology.

Deist has worked in the distribution industry for more than 25 years and has been actively involved in the development and execution of Ewing’s transformation since joining the team in 2015.

Prior to working with Ewing, Deist has held several leadership roles, including Partner at Indian River Consulting Group and Principal at Optum Software. He also serves as an adjunct faculty member at the University of Innovation Distribution at Purdue University. Deist earned a Master of Business Administration from the Marshall School of Business at University of Southern California and a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from The Ohio State University.

About Ewing

Ewing Irrigation & Landscape Supply is the largest family-owned national supplier of landscape, irrigation, agronomic, aggregate, hardscape and water management products. As your business partner, we offer products and education for irrigation and landscape, turf and land management, outdoor living, sports fields, golf and sustainable solutions. Our nationwide network of friendly, knowledgeable staff helps green industry professionals discover products and services for business success.

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