Cindi Evans

Revenue at an independent electrical distributor

Cindi Evans became Chief Revenue Officer of Crescent Electric Supply Company on October 16, 2026, according to the company's release dated October 19. She leads enterprise revenue strategy, with a focus on profitable growth, customer and supplier relationships and commercial execution.^[1]

Crescent, based in East Dubuque, Illinois, describes itself as one of the largest independent US distributors of electrical hardware and supplies. It reports more than 140 branches in 29 states and serves contractors, equipment manufacturers and maintenance buyers in commercial, industrial, institutional and utility markets. Its incoming chief executive described it in 2025 as family-owned. The sources read here give no revenue figure.^[1][2]

Career in distribution and food service

The release credits Evans with more than 25 years of commercial and enterprise leadership across distribution, food service and consumer products. She was most recently Chief Commercial Officer of Whitsons Culinary Group, held executive roles at TriMark USA and Sysco, and spent nearly a decade at W.W. Grainger.^[1][4]

Trade coverage in Distribution Strategy and tED magazine repeats that background, and Distribution Strategy notes that her experience spans public, private and private equity-backed companies. She holds an Executive MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management and undergraduate degrees in marketing and management from the University of Houston.^[3][4]

On The Executive List

Cindi Evans is ranked No. 81 on The Executive List (November 2026) in the Chief Revenue Officers discipline. The ranking is The Executive Review's own editorial judgment (how we rank); it is not an outside award, and placement on the list is never sold. View the November 2026 edition.