Bradley King
Chief Executive Officer
Bradley King is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Lonesource.
King founded the company in 2000 when he recognized a business opportunity for companies to outsource their
purchasing and payment processes to consolidate supply purchases and automate back office procure-to-pay processes.
King brings business, sales and marketing expertise as the leader of Lonesource.
He has demonstrated success in negotiating large-scale deals with Fortune 500 corporations and in
managing successful sales organizations. King is an accomplished speaker and motivator giving numerous
speeches and seminars on his creative selling techniques Tag-Team Selling and Report Card Selling.
He is also the author of the sales training manual Tag-Team Selling – Selling is a Contact Sport.
David Ryan
Executive Vice President - CFO
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.
Stacey King
Executive Vice President - COO
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.
Matt Wells
Chief Technology Officer
Matt Wells has over 14 years of infrastructure architecture and technology management experience. Prior to joining Lonesource,
Matt was Director of Infrastructure Engineering at R.H. Donnelley, where he was responsible for leading multidisciplinary teams designing
and supporting a wide variety of enterprise solutions. He has a proven track record of successfully leading large implementations of
system migration and integration initiatives. He is an experienced leader in architecture design, organizational performance,
process development, and technology evaluation.
Bennie L. Thomas
Senior Vice President of Sales
Bennie Thomas has two decades 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.
Alex Sossaman
Vice President – Corporate & Business Development
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 that will involve both the planning of organic growth as well as the execution of strategic
acquisitions to the Lonesource family of companies. Alex lives in Raleigh and is a graduate of North Carolina State University.
Brian D. Rossi
Sunbelt Division 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 Sunbelt 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.
