People: Gautham Jayaraman named leader of Kimball Midwest technology teams

Kimball Midwest, a national industrial supplier based in Columbus, Ohio, has named a new leader for its information technology and business intelligence teams.

Gautham Jayaraman was recently named the company’s chief information officer and senior director of business intelligence. Jayaraman will lead the team in shaping Kimball Midwest’s overall technology vision, collaborate with department leaders to deliver solutions that help departments modernize and develop new business capabilities, and continue to drive the company’s agenda and success into the future.

Jayaraman joined Kimball Midwest in April 2021 after spending the previous 10 years at JP Morgan Chase, where he held leadership roles spanning technology, program and portfolio management, as well as product business management.

Kimball Midwest is a family-owned national distributor of maintenance, repair and operations products that has been providing superior products and superior service since 1923. The company services sales representatives and end-use customers from its corporate office and distribution center in Columbus, Ohio, and distribution centers in Dallas, Reno and Savannah, Georgia.