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James Howe

James Howe has been promoted to executive vice president – eCommerce, Sales Excellent, Strategic Pricing and Corporate Accounts at Motion Industries Inc.

James Howe

James Howe has been promoted to executive vice president – eCommerce, Sales Excellent, Strategic Pricing and Corporate Accounts at Motion Industries Inc.

Howe has been with Motion since 2002, holding a number of field roles, including group executive for the West Group. In the last couple of years, he has led the strategy and development of all aspects of Motion’s digital strategy, including the company’s new website, motion.com, released last year. Headquartered in Birmingham, Motion Industries has more than 500 locations, including 16 distribution centers in North America.

The company serves more than 170,000 customers from the food and beverage, pulp and paper, iron and steel, chemical, mining and aggregate, petrochemical, automotive, semiconductor, wood and lumber, medical and pharmaceutical industries.


Motion Industries 
Birmingham, AL

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