Cesar Lanuza is President and CEO of Lawson Products. He joined the company in 2022, bringing 30 years of industrial and commercial distribution expertise at an international level. Before joining Lawson Products, Mr. Lanuza was CEO and Director at Jon-Don, LLC, where he grew the company through new markets and capabilities, and multiple acquisitions. Prior to that position, he served as President, North America and Asia Pacific at Optimas OE Solutions, LLC. 

Previously, Mr. Lanuza served as Vice President/General Manager at W.W. Grainger, Inc., where he also held senior-level roles in North America, Mexico and Latin America. He also held leadership positions with business operations and sourcing responsibilities at GE Healthcare, United Technologies and Cerveceria Americana.

Mr. Lanuza has a Bachelor of Engineering degree from Universidad Internacional de las Americas in San Jose, Costa Rica and an MBA from INCAE Business School in Costa Rica.