Thomas
J. Deverell
President
Tom
Deverell has over 30 years of leadership
experience in the office equipment industry
with proven expertise in business turnarounds,
acquisitions, revenue growth, process
improvement, management development,
employee satisfaction and customer retention.
Mr.
Deverell began his business career as
controller at Kex Copy Products in Buffalo,
New York in 1977. He became CFO
and then General Manager of the company
in 1982. During his seven-year tenure
as General Manager, Kex saw its revenue
triple.
As
President of San Sierra Business Systems,
Mr. Deverell turned around the company’s
record of five straight years of income
loss, and achieved all goals including
revenue, cash generation, and operating
income.
As
Vice President of Alco Office Products,
Mr. Deverell was responsible for supporting
all under-performing Alco Companies.
He assisted with the development of
a new strategic and tactical business
plan involving sales, service, finance,
marketing and administration. He also
personally mentored each of the eight
presidents who reported directly to
his position. During his first year,
the operating income of these companies
grew 17%.
As
the President of CopyLine Corporation
(an IKON company)
located in San Diego CA, Mr. Deverell
turned an annual loss of over $2 million
into a profit of $6.6 million. He launched
an outsourcing division and grew its
revenue from zero to $10 million, and
achieved the highest employee satisfaction
rating in IKON’s
first worldwide employee satisfaction
survey in 1998.
Before
founding Officia Imaging Inc., Mr. Deverell
served as President, IKON
Office Solutions, Northwest District.
He was responsible for IKON
Business Services, IKON
Technology Services, IKON
Management Services, IKON
Legal Document Services and IKON
Business Document Services. Recruited
to turnaround the District, he successfully
took a 1998 loss of $35 million and
turned it into a profit of $24 million
in 1999. During his tenure in this position,
revenues grew to over $700 million and
operating income grew in excess of $80
million.
Mr.
Deverell has a BS in Finance & Marketing
from Albany State University.
