Christian Bednar
Chief Operating Officer at Border Concepts, Inc- Claim this Profile
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Dave Thomas
I had the pleasure of working with Chris at while he was the National Sales manager at IKO. Chris is/ was a consummate professional while at IKO always being prepared, knowledgable and willing to go above and beyond to achieve the company goals. Chris had the ability to make those around him better employees by both his leadership qualities and his professionalism. Chris would be an excellent addition to any organization.
LinkedIn User
I had the pleasure to work with Chris when he was the National Account Manager for Plygem. As a key vendor representative to our account Chris served to add value through his desire to understand our needs and point his company’s capabilities towards these needs. Chris always works hard to create win-win relationships and his follow up skills are impeccable.
Dave Thomas
I had the pleasure of working with Chris at while he was the National Sales manager at IKO. Chris is/ was a consummate professional while at IKO always being prepared, knowledgable and willing to go above and beyond to achieve the company goals. Chris had the ability to make those around him better employees by both his leadership qualities and his professionalism. Chris would be an excellent addition to any organization.
LinkedIn User
I had the pleasure to work with Chris when he was the National Account Manager for Plygem. As a key vendor representative to our account Chris served to add value through his desire to understand our needs and point his company’s capabilities towards these needs. Chris always works hard to create win-win relationships and his follow up skills are impeccable.
Dave Thomas
I had the pleasure of working with Chris at while he was the National Sales manager at IKO. Chris is/ was a consummate professional while at IKO always being prepared, knowledgable and willing to go above and beyond to achieve the company goals. Chris had the ability to make those around him better employees by both his leadership qualities and his professionalism. Chris would be an excellent addition to any organization.
LinkedIn User
I had the pleasure to work with Chris when he was the National Account Manager for Plygem. As a key vendor representative to our account Chris served to add value through his desire to understand our needs and point his company’s capabilities towards these needs. Chris always works hard to create win-win relationships and his follow up skills are impeccable.
Dave Thomas
I had the pleasure of working with Chris at while he was the National Sales manager at IKO. Chris is/ was a consummate professional while at IKO always being prepared, knowledgable and willing to go above and beyond to achieve the company goals. Chris had the ability to make those around him better employees by both his leadership qualities and his professionalism. Chris would be an excellent addition to any organization.
LinkedIn User
I had the pleasure to work with Chris when he was the National Account Manager for Plygem. As a key vendor representative to our account Chris served to add value through his desire to understand our needs and point his company’s capabilities towards these needs. Chris always works hard to create win-win relationships and his follow up skills are impeccable.
Experience
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Border Concepts, Inc
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United States
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Wholesale
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1 - 100 Employee
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Chief Operating Officer
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Aug 2016 - Present
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Sun Gro Horticulture
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United States
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Horticulture
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100 - 200 Employee
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Chief Operating Officer
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Jul 2012 - Aug 2016
Sun Gro Horticulture is the largest provider and seller of peat moss, peat-based and bark based growing media products to the North American professional growers market. Sun Gro has evolved over the last 86 years and today is the leading supplier of superior quality horticultural growing products in North America. We harvest high quality Sphagnum peat moss from peat bogs located throughout Canada and the northern U.S. We have 24 facilities strategically located across Canada and the United States to best service our Distributors, Professional Growers and Retail Customers. We sell products primarily to professional greenhouse, nursery and specialty crop growers as well as to Big Box Retail chains and leading lawn & garden retailers. Show less
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IKO North America
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Canada
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Wholesale Building Materials
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700 & Above Employee
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National Accounts Manager
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May 2009 - Jul 2012
•Promoted to Chief Operating Officer of Sibling Company •Promoted to Chief Operating Officer of Sibling Company
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Ply Gem
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United States
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Wholesale Building Materials
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700 & Above Employee
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National Accounts Manager
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Nov 2008 - Mar 2009
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National Retail Sales and Marketing Manager
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Mar 2006 - Nov 2008
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Director of Marketing
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Sep 2004 - Mar 2006
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Owens Corning
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United States
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Wholesale Building Materials
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700 & Above Employee
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Marketing Manager
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Dec 2003 - Jun 2004
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Customer Portal Team Leader
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May 2003 - Dec 2003
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Production Manager
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Sep 2002 - May 2003
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Area Sales Manager
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Jun 2001 - Sep 2002
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McDonald's
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United States
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Restaurants
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700 & Above Employee
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Real Estate Representative
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Jan 1997 - Aug 1999
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Education
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1999 - 2001
Penn State University
MBA, Marketing -
1992 - 1996
Miami University
Bachelor of Science, Finance
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