Page 17 - LPG Expo 2020 Conference Booklet 052019

MATT ROOS
Matt has worked with marketing group businesses both in employee and ownership capacities for 31 years. His group experience has focused on the electrical and plumbing wholesale industries, however, he also has been involved with the industrial and office products markets. Since 2009 Matt has been the Executive Vice President of IMARK Group. Matt purchased Equity Electrical in 2004, sold Equity/EDN to IMARK in 2009, and acquired UPA in 2012. Matt is most proud of receiving the “Best of the Best” award from TED in 2000 for sales and marketing. Matt was raised in upstate New York (Burnt Hills) and received his BS in Business Administration/Finance from LeMoyne College in Syracuse, N.Y. Matt’s hobbies include fly fishing, hiking, and snowboarding.
TED HAVEL
Ted has worked in the electrical and plumbing industries throughout his 34-year career. His experience includes National Sales Manager for Picoma Industries, a manufacturer of steel elbows, couplings, nipples and PVC fittings. He was also a principal partner with Hawkins & Associates, an electrical manufacturers’ sales representative agency based in Cleveland, Ohio. For the past 19 years Ted has worked within the marketing group business including Director of Marketing for Equity/EDN and Vice President of Marketing for Equity Plumbing. Currently Ted is Vice President of Marketing & Supplier Relations for IMARK Plumbing. Having a role in launching and building Equity Plumbing is one of Ted’s proudest career achievements. Ted received his BS in Marketing from Ohio University in Athens, Ohio and currently resides in Hudson, Ohio. Ted’s hobbies include golfing, hiking and skiing.
17