Fastenal
FASTENAL CO
NASDAQ: FAST. Canonical company identity and public leadership record.
US
- Alpha ID
- alpha:company:933d6a8e-3077-42fa-baaa-92e175ffe2c0
- SEC CIK
- 0000815556
- Website
- www.fastenal.com Open
- Record version
- vpublic-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce, published Oct 6, 2026
- Newest evidence
- Feb 25, 2026
- Monitoring
- Not yet monitored Details
- Integrity
- Not yet signed Methodology
- CEO
- Daniel L. FlornessSince Feb 5, 2026
- Chair
- Scott A. Satterlee
- Independent
- 10 / 1111 directors published
- Published claims
- 545 distinct sources
- Evidence records
- 170 pinned
- Source conflicts
- 0None open
Built from 5 distinct sources and 17 evidence records. Every Claim links to where it appears. Where nothing was published, the record states the coverage gap.
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EXECUTIVE APPOINTED
Anthony P. Broersma executive of Fastenal, effective 2026-02-05.
Monitoring
ContinuousWhat the published record states about identity, evidence, evaluation, monitoring, authority, and freshness. Watched-source schedules are not published for this record.
- IdentityunclaimedPublished
- Evidencesource_reportedPublished
- Evaluationnot_evaluatedPublished
- MonitoringNot yet published for this record.Not published
- AuthorityNot yet published for this record.Not published
- FreshnesscurrentPublished
Leadership
Evidence| Role | Person | Since | Status | Claim |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Executive Vice President Operations | Anthony P. Broersma | Feb 2026 | current | Source reportedE4 |
| Senior Executive Vice President Sales | Charles S. Miller | Feb 2026 | current | Source reportedE5 |
| Chief Executive Officer and Director | Daniel L. Florness | Feb 2026 | current | Source reportedE6 |
| Executive Vice President Strategy and Communications | Donnalee K. Papenfuss | Feb 2026 | current | Source reportedE7 |
| Executive Vice President Manufacturing | James C. Jansen | Feb 2026 | current | Source reportedE8 |
| President and Chief Sales Officer | Jeffery M. Watts | Feb 2026 | current | Source reportedE9 |
| Senior Executive Vice President Information Technology | John L. Soderberg | Feb 2026 | current | Source reportedE10 |
| Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | Max H. Tunnicliff | Feb 2026 | current | Source reportedE11 |
| Executive Vice President Human Resources | Noelle J. Oas | Feb 2026 | current | Source reportedE12 |
| Executive Vice President Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer | Sheryl A. Lisowski | Feb 2026 | current | Source reportedE13 |
| Senior Executive Vice President Sales | William J. Drazkowski | Feb 2026 | current | Source reportedE14 |
Board of directors
Evidence11 directors published. 10 of 11 with a published determination are independent.
| Director | Status | Since | Committees | Claim |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brady D. Ericson | Independent | 2025 | audit | Source reportedE3 |
| Daniel L. Florness | Not independent | 2016 | None published | Source reportedE3 |
| Daniel L. Johnson | Independent | 2016 | compensation, chairCompensation · Chair; Nominating and GovernanceNominating and Governance | Source reportedE3 |
| Helen Hsu | Independent | 2020 | auditAudit; Nominating and GovernanceNominating and Governance | Source reportedE3 |
| Irene A. Quarshie | Independent | 2023 | auditAudit; Nominating and GovernanceNominating and Governance | Source reportedE3 |
| Michael J. Ancius | Independent | 2009 | audit, chairaudit · Chair; compensationcompensation | Source reportedE3 |
| Reyne K. Wisecup | Independent | 2000 | None published | Source reportedE3 |
| Rita J. Heise | Independent | 2012 | compensation, chairCompensation · Chair; Nominating and GovernanceNominating and Governance | Source reportedE3 |
| Sarah N. Nielsen | Independent | 2021 | auditAudit; Compensationcompensation | Source reportedE3 |
| Scott A. Satterlee | IndependentChair | 2009 | audit | Source reportedE3 |
| Stephen L. Eastman | Independent | 2015 | compensationcompensation; nominating and corporate governance · Chairnominating and corporate governance, chair | Source reportedE3 |
Committees and risk ownership
Evidence| Committee | Chair | Members | Risks assigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| audit | Scott A. Satterlee | Michael J. Ancius, Brady D. Ericson, Helen Hsu, Irene A. Quarshie, Sarah N. Nielsen, Scott A. Satterlee, Michael J. Ancius, Brady D. Ericson, Helen Hsu, Irene A. Quarshie, Sarah N. Nielsen, Scott A. Satterlee, Scott A. Satterlee, Brady D. Ericson | Not described in the published record |
| audit · Chair; compensation | Not published | Michael J. Ancius | Not described in the published record |
| Audit; Compensation | Not published | Sarah N. Nielsen | Not described in the published record |
| Audit; Nominating and Governance | Not published | Helen Hsu, Irene A. Quarshie | Not described in the published record |
| compensation | Rita J. Heise | Michael J. Ancius, Stephen L. Eastman, Daniel L. Johnson, Rita J. Heise, Sarah N. Nielsen, Michael J. Ancius, Stephen L. Eastman, Daniel L. Johnson, Rita J. Heise, Sarah N. Nielsen | Not described in the published record |
| Compensation · Chair; Nominating and Governance | Not published | Daniel L. Johnson, Rita J. Heise | Not described in the published record |
| compensation; nominating and corporate governance · Chair | Not published | Stephen L. Eastman | Not described in the published record |
| nominating and corporate governance | Stephen L. Eastman | Stephen L. Eastman, Stephen L. Eastman | Not described in the published record |
| Nominating and Governance | Not published | Daniel L. Johnson, Helen Hsu, Irene A. Quarshie, Rita J. Heise, Daniel L. Johnson, Helen Hsu, Irene A. Quarshie, Rita J. Heise | Not described in the published record |
Control and voting power
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Authority to act
Evidence and agent registryWho can act for the company, and on whose authority. This is what a counterparty's agent checks before it accepts an order, signs, or pays.
Financials and market context
Evidence| Index | Security | Status | Effective | Verification | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S&P 500 (S&P Dow Jones Indices) | NASDAQ: FAST | current | Sep 15, 2008 | inferred | Slickcharts S&P 500 constituent table (public observation, not S&P DJI license) |
| Nasdaq-100 (Nasdaq) | NASDAQ: FAST | current | Sep 1, 2026 | exchange verified | Nasdaq official Nasdaq-100 list-type API |
Governance and policies
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Risk, audit, and cyber
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
AI oversight and accountability
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Legal and regulatory
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Compensation
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Other published claims
EvidencePublished Claims that belong to no section above. Each keeps its permalink, evidence, and assertion state.
Not yet in this record
CoverageA gap is a coverage state, not a negative finding. These sections are expected for this entity class and are not yet published.
- Corporate structureNot reviewed. Parent, subsidiary and predecessor structure explains who is governed.
- OwnershipNot reviewed. Ownership and voting power determine who can influence the board.
- FinancialsNot reviewed. Governance-relevant financial context frames capital and audit decisions.
- CompensationNot reviewed. Pay design shows how incentives are governed.
- GovernanceNot reviewed. Governing documents and provisions set the rules of the enterprise.
- Shareholder governanceNot reviewed. Meeting and vote records show shareholder dissent and support.
- AuditNot reviewed. Auditor, controls and restatements show assurance over reporting.
- LegalNot reviewed. Material legal and regulatory matters show enforcement exposure.
- RiskNot reviewed. Risk ownership links the board, committees, executives and controls.
- CyberNot reviewed. Cyber and data governance is a disclosed oversight domain.
- AI governanceNot reviewed. AI oversight is a differentiated Alpha governance domain.
- Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist.Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist.
- Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included.Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included.
- Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist.Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist.
- Public retrieval does not grant redistribution, model-training, direct-contact, or relationship-pathfinding rights.Public retrieval does not grant redistribution, model-training, direct-contact, or relationship-pathfinding rights.
- This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating.This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating.
Linked people
Same claims as person records- Anthony P. BroersmaExecutive Vice President Operationscompany:933d6a8e-3077-42fa-baaa-92e175ffe2c0:leadership_role:20
- Charles S. MillerSenior Executive Vice President Salescompany:933d6a8e-3077-42fa-baaa-92e175ffe2c0:leadership_role:21
- Daniel L. FlornessChief Executive Officer and Directorcompany:933d6a8e-3077-42fa-baaa-92e175ffe2c0:leadership_role:22, company:933d6a8e-3077-42fa-baaa-92e175ffe2c0:leadership_role:11
- Donnalee K. PapenfussExecutive Vice President Strategy and Communicationscompany:933d6a8e-3077-42fa-baaa-92e175ffe2c0:leadership_role:23
- James C. JansenExecutive Vice President Manufacturingcompany:933d6a8e-3077-42fa-baaa-92e175ffe2c0:leadership_role:24
- Jeffery M. WattsPresident and Chief Sales Officercompany:933d6a8e-3077-42fa-baaa-92e175ffe2c0:leadership_role:25
- John L. SoderbergSenior Executive Vice President Information Technologycompany:933d6a8e-3077-42fa-baaa-92e175ffe2c0:leadership_role:26
- Max H. TunnicliffSenior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officercompany:933d6a8e-3077-42fa-baaa-92e175ffe2c0:leadership_role:27
- Noelle J. OasExecutive Vice President Human Resourcescompany:933d6a8e-3077-42fa-baaa-92e175ffe2c0:leadership_role:28
- Sheryl A. LisowskiExecutive Vice President Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurercompany:933d6a8e-3077-42fa-baaa-92e175ffe2c0:leadership_role:29
- William J. DrazkowskiSenior Executive Vice President Salescompany:933d6a8e-3077-42fa-baaa-92e175ffe2c0:leadership_role:30
- Brady D. EricsonIndependent Directorcompany:933d6a8e-3077-42fa-baaa-92e175ffe2c0:leadership_role:10
- Daniel L. JohnsonDirectorcompany:933d6a8e-3077-42fa-baaa-92e175ffe2c0:leadership_role:12
- Helen HsuDirectorcompany:933d6a8e-3077-42fa-baaa-92e175ffe2c0:leadership_role:13
- Irene A. QuarshieDirectorcompany:933d6a8e-3077-42fa-baaa-92e175ffe2c0:leadership_role:14
- Michael J. AnciusIndependent Directorcompany:933d6a8e-3077-42fa-baaa-92e175ffe2c0:leadership_role:15
- Reyne K. WisecupDirectorcompany:933d6a8e-3077-42fa-baaa-92e175ffe2c0:leadership_role:16
- Rita J. HeiseIndependent Directorcompany:933d6a8e-3077-42fa-baaa-92e175ffe2c0:leadership_role:17
- Sarah N. NielsenDirectorcompany:933d6a8e-3077-42fa-baaa-92e175ffe2c0:leadership_role:18
- Scott A. SatterleeChaircompany:933d6a8e-3077-42fa-baaa-92e175ffe2c0:leadership_role:9
- Stephen L. EastmanIndependent Directorcompany:933d6a8e-3077-42fa-baaa-92e175ffe2c0:leadership_role:19
Subject and corrections
Public-role doctrineThis record exists because the company is in the published Registry. The company can claim the record, correct, or dispute any Claim. Corrections are versioned and the original stays in history.
- Basis
- Published company record built from public sources
- Sources
- 17 evidence records cited. 0 with redistribution rights.
- Never published
- Private enterprise overlay data: deployments, authority grants, TrustChecks, receipts, telemetry
- Record claimed
- No
- Open disputes
- 0
- Identity ownership
- unclaimed
If the company claims the record, its statements appear as their own assertion state and never overwrite the cited evidence.
Evidence
Authority and rights- E1Alpha canonical company public projection. canonical identity. Retrieved Oct 6, 2026. Cited by 6 Claims.
- E2FASTENAL CO Form 10-K (filed 2026-02-05). SEC filing. Retrieved Aug 29, 2026. Cited by 2 Claims.
- E3sec proxy. Published Feb 25, 2026. Retrieved Mar 21, 2026. Cited by 11 Claims.
- E4sec filing. Published Feb 5, 2026. Retrieved May 14, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E5sec filing. Published Feb 5, 2026. Retrieved May 14, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E6sec filing. Published Feb 5, 2026. Retrieved May 14, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E7sec filing. Published Feb 5, 2026. Retrieved May 14, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E8sec filing. Published Feb 5, 2026. Retrieved May 14, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E9sec filing. Published Feb 5, 2026. Retrieved May 14, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E10sec filing. Published Feb 5, 2026. Retrieved May 14, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E11sec filing. Published Feb 5, 2026. Retrieved May 14, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E12sec filing. Published Feb 5, 2026. Retrieved May 14, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E13sec filing. Published Feb 5, 2026. Retrieved May 14, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E14sec filing. Published Feb 5, 2026. Retrieved May 14, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E15board_seats. sp500-board-director-completeness-remediation-2026-05-15. Cited by 22 Claims.
- E16Slickcharts S&P 500 constituent table (public observation, not S&P DJI license). index provider. Retrieved Sep 2, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E17Nasdaq official Nasdaq-100 list-type API. index provider. Retrieved Sep 2, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
What changed in version public-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce
vpublic-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce published Oct 6, 2026- Anthony P. Broersma executive of Fastenal, effective 2026-02-05.
- Charles S. Miller executive of Fastenal, effective 2026-02-05.
- Daniel L. Florness executive of Fastenal, effective 2026-02-05.
- Donnalee K. Papenfuss executive of Fastenal, effective 2026-02-05.
- James C. Jansen executive of Fastenal, effective 2026-02-05.
- Jeffery M. Watts executive of Fastenal, effective 2026-02-05.
- John L. Soderberg executive of Fastenal, effective 2026-02-05.
- Max H. Tunnicliff executive of Fastenal, effective 2026-02-05.
- Noelle J. Oas executive of Fastenal, effective 2026-02-05.
- Sheryl A. Lisowski executive of Fastenal, effective 2026-02-05.
- William J. Drazkowski executive of Fastenal, effective 2026-02-05.
- Brady D. Ericson seat on Fastenal, effective 2025-01-01.
- Brady D. Ericson member of audit, effective 2025-01-01.
- Irene A. Quarshie seat on Fastenal, effective 2023-01-01.
- Irene A. Quarshie member of Audit; Nominating and Governance, effective 2023-01-01.
- Sarah N. Nielsen seat on Fastenal, effective 2021-01-01.
- Audit; Compensation committee of Fastenal, effective 2021-01-01.
- Sarah N. Nielsen member of Audit; Compensation, effective 2021-01-01.
- Helen Hsu seat on Fastenal, effective 2020-01-01.
- Audit; Nominating and Governance committee of Fastenal, effective 2020-01-01.
- Helen Hsu member of Audit; Nominating and Governance, effective 2020-01-01.
- Daniel L. Florness seat on Fastenal, effective 2016-01-01.
- Daniel L. Johnson seat on Fastenal, effective 2016-01-01.
- Compensation · Chair; Nominating and Governance committee of Fastenal, effective 2016-01-01.
- Daniel L. Johnson member of Compensation · Chair; Nominating and Governance, effective 2016-01-01.
- Stephen L. Eastman seat on Fastenal, effective 2015-01-01.
- compensation; nominating and corporate governance · Chair committee of Fastenal, effective 2015-01-01.
- Stephen L. Eastman member of compensation; nominating and corporate governance · Chair, effective 2015-01-01.
- Rita J. Heise seat on Fastenal, effective 2012-01-01.
- Rita J. Heise member of Compensation · Chair; Nominating and Governance, effective 2012-01-01.
- Michael J. Ancius seat on Fastenal, effective 2009-01-01.
- Scott A. Satterlee seat on Fastenal, effective 2009-01-01.
- Scott A. Satterlee chairs board Fastenal, effective 2009-01-01.
- Scott A. Satterlee chairs audit, effective 2009-01-01.
- audit · Chair; compensation committee of Fastenal, effective 2009-01-01.
- Michael J. Ancius member of audit · Chair; compensation, effective 2009-01-01.
- Reyne K. Wisecup seat on Fastenal, effective 2000-01-01.

