ELITeXPO, a full-service tradeshow solutions provider, has announced the hiring of a 25-year industry veteran to the position of national sales manager.
Tom Beard bring his more than two decades of experience in the tradeshow, retail display and supply chain management industry to ELITeXPO.
Beard was recently with CEVA Logistics as a regional premium products manager. He was also formally the director of sales and marketing for Champion Logistics Group.
“Tom has been a friend of mine for many years, as well as being a professional and courteous competitor during that time,” said David Mihalik, president of ELITeXPO. “We are fortunate indeed to have a seasoned industry veteran join the ELITeXPO family of professionals. Tom will be an integral part of the continued growth and expansion of ELITeXPO as a premier tradeshow industry service provider.”
Beard will operate out of the ELITeXPO headquarters in Chicago and will be responsible for worldwide business development management.
“We plan to utilize his many years of industry experience, both in logistics and tradeshows, to usher our company onto another level,” said Mihalik. “I’m thrilled now that it will be better to be working with him instead of against him.”