HD Supply further announces the promotion of Evan Levitt to Chief Financial Officer, effective December 11, 2013, assuming the role from Ron Domanico who will be retiring, effective April 17, 2014. Levitt has served as the company's Vice President and Corporate Controller since 2007. Prior to joining HD Supply in 2007, Levitt served as the assistant controller and director of financial reporting at The Home Depot from 2004 to 2007. "Evan has been an integral part of the management team that brought HD Supply through its debt restructurings and subsequent IPO. His extensive knowledge of our company and industry, together with his strong rapport with the field teams will continue to be a tremendous asset for our management team moving forward," said Joe DeAngelo, CEO of HD Supply. "Everyone at HD Supply thanks Ron for his outstanding contributions to the company."<br /><br />About HD Supply<br /><br />HD Supply (www.hdsupply.com) is one of the largest industrial distributors in North America. The company provides a broad range of products and value-add services to approximately 500,000 customers with leadership positions in maintenance, repair and operations, infrastructure and power and specialty construction sectors. With more than 600 locations across 46 states and nine Canadian provinces, the company's approximately 15,000 associates provide localized, customer-driven services including jobsite delivery, will call or direct-ship options, diversified logistics and innovative solutions that contribute to its customers' success.<br /><br />Forward-Looking Statements<br /><br />This press release includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. Forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which may be beyond our control. We caution you that the forward-looking information presented in this press release is not a guarantee of future events, and that actual events may differ materially from those made in or suggested by the forward-looking information contained in this press release. In addition, forward-looking statements generally can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "may," "plan," "seek," "comfortable with," "will," "expect," "intend," "estimate," "anticipate," "believe" or "continue" or the negative thereof or variations thereon or similar terminology. A number of important factors could cause actual events to differ materially from those contained in or implied by the forward-looking statements, including those factors discussed in our filings with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission's (the "SEC"), including our Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (File No. 333-187872), which can be found at the SEC's website www.sec.gov. Any forward-looking information presented herein is made only as of the date of this press release, and we do not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information to reflect changes in assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events, or otherwise.