John Hill has joined MSC Industrial Supply Co. (NYSE: MSM) as senior vice president and chief digital Information officer, the company announced.

Hill is expected to be responsible for digital strategy, e-commerce, vending solutions, technology and advanced analytics. He previously worked at Carhartt, where he served as chief digital & information officer. Hill was responsible for the company’s digital and technology strategies and led the company through an end-to-end digital transformation.

“Technology is at the forefront of delivering value to our customers and enhancing our ability to solve their mission-critical challenges on the plant floor,” said Erik Gershwind, President and Chief Executive Officer for MSC. “John brings exceptional experience in driving and implementing technology strategies that will help accelerate our digital transformation so we can achieve our mission of being the best industrial supply distributor in the world.”