---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000945114-21-000056"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GIC"
cik: "0000945114"
company_name: "GLOBAL INDUSTRIAL Co"
filed_at: "2021-08-31T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-29T06:55:08.726332+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Global Industrial COO Ritesh Chaturbedi departs; Christopher Longhito promoted to SVP Operations

## Summary
- Ritesh Chaturbedi, SVP and COO, entered separation agreement effective Aug 31, 2021.
- Chaturbedi will receive $259,500 for six-month consulting agreement plus COBRA reimbursement.
- Christopher Longhito promoted from VP Purchasing to SVP Operations effective Sep 1, 2021.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000945114-21-000056
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GIC
- cik: 0000945114
- company_name: GLOBAL INDUSTRIAL Co
- filed_at: 2021-08-31T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/945114/000094511421000056/0000945114-21-000056-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/945114/000094511421000056/gic-20210826.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000945114-21-000056
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000945114-21-000056.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000945114-21-000056.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Ritesh Chaturbedi resigned as SVP and Chief Operations Officer at GLOBAL INDUSTRIAL Co.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: SVP and Chief Operations Officer
  source text: On August 26, 2021, Global Industrial Company (the "Company") and Ritesh Chaturbedi, the Company’s SVP and Chief Operations Officer, entered into a separation agreement effective as of August 31, 2021
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/945114/000094511421000056/0000945114-21-000056-index.htm
- Executive change
  Christopher Longhito was appointed as Senior Vice President, Operations at GLOBAL INDUSTRIAL Co.
  - Action: promoted
  - Role: Senior Vice President, Operations
  source text: On September 1, 2021, Christopher Longhito will be promoted from Vice President, Purchasing and Customer Experience to Senior Vice President, Operations
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/945114/000094511421000056/0000945114-21-000056-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.