James J. McLaughlin | Founding Chairman and President

Starting his steel career in 1965 with Laclede Steel in Chicago, IL, Mr. McLaughlin made a decision to return to St. Louis, Missouri and start McLaughlin Metal Sales in 1971.  Upon launching the company, he was joined by his wife, Susan McLaughlin.  Mrs. McLaughlin retired from the company in 1980, but remains a member of the Board today.  Mr. McLaughlin has more than 50+ years experience representing USA steel mills and processors, selling to the OEM and distribution markets.  In his career, the company has sold more than one billion dollars in product.

Bill McLaughlin | Vice President and Partner

Starting his steel career with Republic Steel, Mr. McLaughlin joined his brother, James J. McLaughlin, and McLaughlin Metal Sales in 1977.   Mr. McLaughlin is known by his customers as a salesperson that works at a high level, and his work ethic is second to none.  Mr. McLaughlin is a high level producer, deservedly earning the trust and confidence of his customers and the principals he represents.  Mr. McLaughlin is a graduate of the University of Missouri – Columbia.  Mr. McLaughlin is one of three partners in MMS.

James P. McLaughlin | Vice-President and Partner

He has been dedicated to his profession as an operations officer and sales brand development manager.  His conceptual thinking blends with his technical expertise and creative vision to bring VMI projects from development through completion, delivering the customer’s desired outcome, within deadlines, reducing total realized costs.  Mr. McLaughlin is a 1989 graduate of the University of Missouri – Columbia, and former Mayor in St. Louis County for eight years. Mr. McLaughlin is one of three partners in MMS.

Mary McLaughlin | ISO Quality Manager/ HR Director

Since joining the MMS team, Mary has taken the lead position as our ISO Quality Manger and also heads up our HR Department.  Prior to coming to MMS, Mary worked for a public relations firm, Fleischmann-Hilliard, where she was part of the Anheuser-Busch beer team.  Mary's expertise to technical details transcends into her management of our quality management system and overall operations of our company.  Mary has been with the company since 1997.

Tom Currigan | Account Executive

Headquartered in St. Louis Missouri, Tom handles accounts in Missouri and Kansas.  Mr. Currigan has been part of our sales team for the past 20+ years, has been involved in many Vendor Managed Inventory systems, and is skilled in product design resolution. He is a graduate of Central Missouri State.

Howard Pidcock | Account Executive

Headquartered in Oklahoma, Howard has worked as a plant manager, sourcing manager, product development manager for more than 25 years.  Currently, he has worked as a Senior Account Executive for 12+ years.

Tony Rittgers | Account Executive

Headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona and educated as a Mechanical Engineer, Mr. Rittgers worked in Quality Assurance and as a Manufacturing Engineer at Delevan Corporation, was the Sales Manager at Newcomb Spring in Colorado and has been an Account Executive for MMS the past 10+ years.

Eileen McLaughlin | Administrative Assistant

Mrs. McLaughlin has 25+ years experience serving as support for our sales and management team.  She is a dedicated employee, working well with customers and principals alike.