About
Anesa T. Chaibi has served as an independent director since 2020 and chairs the Compensation & Management Development Committee.
She is currently Chief Executive Officer of Global Industrial Company, a value-added industrial distributor. She previously served as Operating Partner and Chief Transformation Officer at Coalesce Capital (2023 to February 2025), President and CEO of CoolSys, Inc. (2021 to February 2023), an industry advisor at Warburg Pincus (2019-2021), CEO and director of Optimas OE Solutions, LLC (2016-2019), and President and CEO of HD Supply Facilities Maintenance (2005-2015). She began her career at General Electric, holding a variety of roles from 1989 to 2005.
Ms. Chaibi holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from West Virginia University and an M.B.A. from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University.
Roles
Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.
Independent Director · Current role
2020–present
Coalesce Capital
Operating Partner and Chief Transformation Officer · Through February 2025.
2023-2025
CoolSys, Inc.
President and CEO · Through February 2023.
2021-2023
Warburg Pincus
Industry advisor, Industrial and Business Services Group
2019-2021
Optimas OE Solutions, LLC
CEO and director
2016-2019
HD Supply Facilities Maintenance
President and CEO
2005-2015
General Electric
Various roles across business units
1989-2005
External Roles
Global Industrial Company (NYSE: GIC)
CEO and director
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National Association of Corporate Directors
Board Leadership Fellow
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Regal Rexnord Corporation (NYSE: RRX)
Director
2014-2025
Warburg Pincus Capital Corporation I-A (NYSE: WPCA-UN)
Director
2021-2023
Director Compensation
FY 2026
Fees earned or paid in cash
$120,000
Total compensation
$247,215
Also at Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.