Global Industrial (GIC) 10-K 2011 FY Annual report

EXHIBIT 23

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following Registration Statements:

(1) Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-21489), pertaining to the 1995 Stock Pan for Non-Employee Directors,

(2) Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-12491), pertaining to the 1995 Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan,

(3) Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-111618), pertaining to the 1999 Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan, and

(4) Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-176264), pertaining to the 2010 Long-Term Incentive Plan;

of our reports datedMarch 8, 2012, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of Systemax Inc., and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of Systemax Inc. included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) of Systemax Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2011.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

New York, New York

March 8, 2012