Management Bios
Bradley King
Chief Executive Officer
Bradley King is the founder and CEO of Lonesource. Bradley, a sales veteran of US Office Products, had many accomplishments over his career including national sales awards and the development of a sales approach called “Tag Team Selling”. Bradley derived the idea for Lonesource out of a need that he saw many companies facing… the need to buy a wide range of products of all consumable categories from fewer suppliers and the need to reduce the total cost to run an organization. The name Lonesource and the tagline The only source you need. Period. is at the core of the company and specifically at the core of his Lonesource vision. “We have the broadest product offering, the best technology, and an unlimited service offering. Companies should think of us first.” Bradley, a native North Carolinian, is a true entrepreneur with many business experiences that lead him to the creation of Lonesource. “We honor our commitments to everyone; our customers, our employees and ourselves. We are a special and proven company that is committed to helping our customers be successful and focus on their core business. We are the only source you need. Period.”
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David Ryan
Executive Vice President — Chief Financial Officer
David Ryan has more than 20 years of experience in Information Technology, Corporate Finance and both the supply and demand sides of Procurement. Prior to helping found Lonesource, Ryan was the Director of e-Procurement at GlaxoWellcome, a global Fortune 100 pharmaceutical and consumer health care company. In that role, he led e-commerce initiatives that included the implementation of numerous web-based, supplier-centric solutions and the development of electronic marketplace solutions. His broad, cross-functional expertise lends itself to helping large, geographically dispersed companies create and deploy solutions that streamline the full procurement-to-payment cycle.
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Stacey King
Executive Vice President — Chief Operating Officer
Stacey King is a co-founder and has a decade of experience in supplier relations and driving operational efficiencies. Prior to helping found Lonesource, King was an e-commerce specialist with US Office Products and had responsiblity for large-scale product procurement, contract development and executive-level data analysis. He has built a reputation as an expert in data anlaysis by his numerous innovative programs that he implemented for US Office Products and EDS.
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Alex Sossaman
Executive Vice President — Chief Sales & Marketing Officer
Alex joined Lonesource in May 2008. He has 26 years of experience in Business Development, Marketing and Sales in both public and private companies. He has provided leadership for growth strategies in technology and infrastructure companies having experience in IPO's as well as merger and acquisition execution. Prior to joining Lonesource, Alex held positions at Sonus Networks, Sphere Communication, Elastic Networks and Nortel Networks. Alex's primary function at Lonesource is to provide leadership for growth strategies in sales and marketing that will involve both the planning of organic growth as well as the execution of strategic acquisitions to the Lonesource family of companies.
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Brian Rossi
Senior Vice President — Mid Market Solutions
Vice President
Brian has a 10 year track record as an accomplished leader and master motivator, with expertise in the areas of sales, recruitment, training, vendor negotiation and operational management. He has designed and implemented an innovative and industry renowned training curriculum and has championed year-after-year double digit growth allowing Lonesource to evolve into a market leader with a first class reputation. Brian has also successfully spearheaded multiple business acquisitions, with a track record of doubling and tripling the top and bottom line profits. Prior to coming to work for Sunbelt/Lonesource, Rossi served in key operational roles for Systemax and the United States Army.
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Bennie Thomas
Senior Vice President — Enterprise Solutions
Bennie Thomas has 20 years of experience in organizational leadership and executive management. He has an extensive record of driving business growth, specifically in sales and channel development roles. Prior to joining Lonesource, Thomas successfully started an independent business in Raleigh, N.C. where he generated sales in excess of $1 million in the first year. Thomas previously held positions as vice president of sales and director of sales in the Education Services division of Global Knowledge Network, where he nearly tripled the sales force and was responsible for the single largest revenue stream in the company worldwide. Prior to Global Knowledge, Thomas successfully developed multiple Fortune 500 corporate accounts as president of Network Power Systems, where he managed sales for integrated power protection solutions and continuously established, analyzed and revised vendor relationships and contracts.
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Jim Shedlick
Vice President — Technology and Infrastructure
Jim Shedlick has been providing technology solutions to businesses for over 25 years. He emphasizes strategic and project planning, business case formulation, organizational development, technology architecture and delivery, and high caliber operational results across the multidisciplinary technology spectrum. At Lonesource, Jim is responsible for the development and support of the e-Procurement platform and all supporting infrastructure. Prior to Lonesource, Jim held positions of progressive leadership and team management experience with large financial and technology management companies.
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Rick Wesley
Sr. Vice President — Custom Solutions
Rick is a nationally recognized leader in the BPO, print, and promotional product space. He spent twelve years with Workflow and was president of Workflow Solutions, the largest supplier of print and promotional products in the United States. Prior to that he was president of Wesley Business Systems. Rick has created numerous selling models for the consumable supply chain and led teams that sold and implemented some of the largest solution partnerships in the country. He is regular speaker and teacher for the PSDA and has written numerous articles and papers on Enterprise selling and the print industry.
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