Kardol Quality Products, makers of masking paper products, chemicals, coatings, soaps and waxes since 1939, added two new executives to its management team, Eric Kahn, chief executive officer, and Sumner Saeks, chief operating officer. Nancy Morgan returned to Kardol as vice president of sales and marketing.
Kahn is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School with a Master of Business Administration in finance and brings 20 years of varied corporate management experience in investment banking, private equity, and sales and marketing.
“Kardol is perfectly poised to gain a substantial foothold in the market,” says Kahn. “We plan to exercise an aggressive strategy that will enable us to more than double our sales within the next few years. Part of that plan includes attracting top talent. I am proud to be leading a team that brings significant resources and operational, financial and management expertise to the table.”
Saeks is a graduate of The University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business with an MBA in finance, and The Ohio State University, with a Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering. He has more than 25 years of experience running numerous chemical manufactures and distributors, including The Penray Companies.
Morgan has 20 years of experience in the paint, body and equipment (PBE) industry. Previously she served as the national sales manager of Kardol, and of other PBE manufacturers as a regional sales manager and category marketing manager.
“I am confident that these highly skilled and experienced professionals will help take Kardol to the next level by enhancing our product offerings and customer service and enabling us to expand into new markets,” says Mark Bedwell, company president.
Kardol is headquartered in Lebanon, Ohio, with plants and warehouses in St. Petersburg, Fla., and Byrdstown, Tenn., and is opening a new sales office in Denver. Kardol offers a full-range line of more than 500 products under its own trade names, Kardol and Green Panther, and a variety of private label products.
