---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001003078-22-000101"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MSM"
cik: "0001003078"
company_name: "MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO INC"
filed_at: "2022-09-16T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-23T08:59:12.277859+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# MSC Industrial appoints Martina McIsaac as EVP & COO effective Oct 3, 2022

## Summary
- Martina McIsaac named Executive VP & COO, a newly created role; joins from Hilti where she led North America.
- McIsaac's compensation includes $550K base salary, 70% target bonus, $750K annual equity, plus sign-on grants of $350K RSUs and $200K cash.
- Current EVP & Chief Supply Chain Officer Doug Jones will transition to retirement in early 2023, then part-time advisory role.
- McIsaac will oversee US and Canada operations: Sales, Field Service, Category Mgmt, Procurement, Pricing, Supply Chain.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001003078-22-000101
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MSM
- cik: 0001003078
- company_name: MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO INC
- filed_at: 2022-09-16T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1003078/000100307822000101/0001003078-22-000101-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1003078/000100307822000101/msm-20220916x8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001003078-22-000101
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001003078-22-000101.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001003078-22-000101.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Martina McIsaac was appointed as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
  source text: On September 16, 2022, MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. (the “Company”) announced the appointment of Martina McIsaac as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company, effective October 3, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1003078/000100307822000101/0001003078-22-000101-index.htm

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