Summit Electric Supply, Albuquerque, NM, has hired Thomas Klemp as CFO and vice president of finance. Klemp was recently vice president of finance and administration for a division of Layne Christensen Co., a global water management, construction and drilling company. Klemp will be based out of Summit’s Houston, TX, office.

“Summit has a fantastic group of talented people on our finance team and Tom will bring a new dimension to our finance functions,” said Summit CEO Victor Jury Jr. “Tom's analytical and modeling skills will improve performance and the quality and speed of our decision making process throughout Summit's business.”