MENDOTA HEIGHTS, MN (October 20, 2026) – Summit Companies is pleased to announce that Drew Fesler has joined the company as our new Chief Human Resources Officer. Drew brings more than 30 years of experience across human resources leadership, M&A advisory, and operations, including senior people leadership roles at public companies navigating significant growth and change.
As Summit Companies grows, so does our responsibility to the people who make that growth possible. This role will help us hire and keep great people and protect what makes this company stand out as an industry leader: passion for the work, integrity in how we do it, and real partnership across our teams and locations.
Drew most recently served as Executive Vice President, Transformation at RB Global, a global omnichannel marketplace with approximately 8,700 employees across 26 countries. Before that, he served as RB Global’s Chief People Officer, reporting directly to the CEO. In that role, he led the people strategy behind the company’s largest acquisition, redesigned the global operating model, modernized the HR function and its technology, and served as a key advisor to the CEO and Board. During his tenure, the company grew from about $1.4 billion to $4.6 billion in revenue.
Earlier in his career, Drew held senior roles at Accenture, where he advised Fortune 500 companies on mergers, integrations, and organizational design. He also held HR leadership positions at ECMC Group, Regis Corporation, Ameriprise Financial, and ON Semiconductor. Across his career, he has supported 17 transactions totaling $14.5 billion.
At Summit Companies, Drew will play a key role in advancing our people strategy, strengthening our leadership and talent capabilities, and helping ensure our organization continues to support the needs of our employees, customers, and partners. His experience building people systems in high-growth organizations will be instrumental as we continue to build a scalable foundation for the future.
We are excited to have him on board and look forward to the leadership, expertise, and vision he will bring to our organization.