Motion Industries’ Breaux named CEO of the Year

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Randy Breaux, president of Motion Industries, was named the CEO of the Year by the Birmingham Business Journal.

Breaux received the award during a virtual event on Dec. 3, where award winners and finalists from a range of industries were honored.

According to Motion Industries, Birmingham Business Journal‘s CEO awards recognize excellence among top executives in the Birmingham, Alabama, metro area for businesses of all sizes. Breaux’s CEO of the Year award was for the category of companies with more than 300 employees.

Breaux has four decades of experience in the industrial manufacturing and distribution markets, Motion Industries says. He joined Motion Industries in 2011 and was named president of the company in 2018.

Prior to being named president, Breaux served as executive vice president, where he played a vital role in key acquisitions, corporate strategy and growing supplier relationships, marketing and overall corporate operations, according to the company.

Breaux currently serves on several nonprofit boards in the Birmingham area, Motion Industries says, and he has held committee and board positions across a  a number of industry associations.