Global Industrial Company

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Thank you and welcome to the Global Industrial second quarter 2024 earnings call. Leading today's call will be Richard Leeds, Executive Chairman and Tex Clark, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Formal remarks will be followed by a question and answer session. During the call we will reference both GAAP and organic metrics. Organic reflects the performance of Global Industrial's business and exclusive of the May 19, 2023, end-off acquisition. Today's discussion may include certain forward-looking statements. It should be understood that actual results could differ materially from those projected due to a number of factors, including those described under the forward-looking statements caption and under risk factors in the company's annual report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. The press release is available on the company's website and has been filed with the SEC on a form to 8K. This call is the property of Global Industrial Company. I will now turn the call over to Richard.

Thanks, Mike. Good afternoon, everyone, and thank you for joining us. Before turning to the financial results, I want to take a moment to comment on our CEO transition. Our nationwide CEO search is underway, and next week I will formally take on the additional role of interim CEO.