The Winsupply Family of Companies has hired CP Ryan as Winsupply Inc.’s Director of Training. In the role, CP will lead and shape the future of training programs for over 9,000 employees at Local Companies and Service Companies. This is a crucial role in the mission to develop talent and support capable, hardworking entrepreneurs to achieve without limits.
“We have an opportunity to elevate how we support our Local Companies; expanding beyond job-specific training to deliver best practices, leadership development, and soft skills that truly help our Local Companies thrive,” said Kamna Gupta, Vice President, Support Services Group. “At the same time, we are equally committed to creating innovative, impactful, and future-ready training programs within the Service Companies.”
Winsupply Inc.’s Support Services Campus in Dayton, Ohio, has around 500 employees who work to support its over 680 entrepreneur-led companies across the U.S.
CP is a seasoned professional in the industry. She joined Winsupply from the role of Senior Director of Member Programs at the National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors. Since 2022, CP designed the executive education and training portfolio serving 250 distribution companies across the country.
“CP’s role is vital to our responsibility to help Local Companies and Service Companies develop talent. She joins a strong team already doing great work, and I look forward to seeing her impact as she partners with this group to scale the effectiveness of our training programs,” said Robert DiTommaso, President, Support Services Group.
CP is excited to begin meeting leaders across Local Companies and Service Companies to ensure everyone has access to the tools and resources they need to succeed.
“The opportunity to utilize training to help support individuals on their journey of owning and operating their own business is incredibly unique,” CP Ryan said. “Training should be continuous and energizing, evolving with each business to meet changing demands.”
CP Ryan can be reached at crryan@winsupply.com.
About Winsupply:
Founded in 1956, Winsupply is a family of companies that includes more than 680 wholesalers across the United States; service companies for business support and sourcing; and Winsupply Inc.
Winsupply Inc. – in business to build entrepreneurs – owns a majority equity stake in these independent, locally owned and operated wholesalers known as Winsupply Local Companies.
Winsupply Inc.’s annual sales were $8.4 billion at the end of the fiscal year Jan. 31, 2026. The Winsupply Family of Companies employs some 9,500 employees nationwide.
Collectively, Winsupply Local Companies are among America’s leading distributors of construction materials, equipment, supplies and solutions for residential, commercial, industrial, municipal and MRO (maintenance, repair and operations) applications.
Winsupply Local Companies serve contractors and installers across America in plumbing and heating; hydronics; pipes, valves and fittings; HVAC and refrigeration; electrical; fastening hardware; waterworks and utility; pumps; turf irrigation and landscape; and pipe, metal, specialty and fire system fabrication. Local Companies also sell direct to commercial and industrial facilities organizations.
The local owners of Winsupply Local Companies earn their own success through The Spirit of OpportunityTM: the chance to risk your own money, gain equity and run your own wholesaling company to pursue the American Dream, with help from Winsupply.
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