Don Barry Named New Edelbrock President And CEO

Don Barry Named New Edelbrock President And CEO

Barry has built a distinguished career leading some of the foremost brands in the consumer products and automotive aftermarket industries. He is joining Edelbrock after most recently serving as the chief commercial officer of ISN, one of the world's largest distributors of automotive tools.

Edelbrock has announced the appointment of Don Barry to the position of president and CEO of Edelbrock LLC.

Barry has built a distinguished career leading some of the foremost brands in the consumer products and automotive aftermarket industries. He is joining Edelbrock after most recently serving as the chief commercial officer of ISN, one of the world’s largest distributors of automotive tools. Prior to ISN, Barry was the president and CEO of The ACCEL Performance Group, which included the ACCEL, Mr. Gasket and Mallory brands. In this position, he successfully drove revenue and profit growth through the introduction of new product lines, brand re-positioning and new customer acquisition. Barry entered the automotive aftermarket industry under Dorman Products Inc. as its senior vice president of sales, marketing and international.

He also spent 16 years at 3M in positions of increasing responsibility, culminating as the president of the European Consumer and Office business unit. He began his career with S.C. Johnson & Son Inc., where he gained key insight into consumer products and purchase behavior.

“I’m very excited to be joining the Edelbrock team. Edelbrock is an iconic brand in the aftermarket industry and I look forward to leading Edelbrock’s growth into the future and being part of this historic company’s next phase,” said Barry.

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