DeStefano Joins PEI business Advisory Group [1]
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The Petroleum Equipment Institute (PEI) has announced the addition of Bob DeStefano, an online marketing expert, to the PEI Business Advisory Group. Formed as a benefit to PEI member companies, the PEI Business Advisory Group provides strategic advisory services and management consulting. The PEI Business Advisory Group includes eight sought-after and nationally respected consultants with expertise ranging across safety, technology, human resources, credit, business valuation, distribution, marketing, inventory management, and mergers and acquisitions.
Since the birth of the commercial web in the early 1990s, DeStefano has been helping business leaders create successful online marketing strategies. His online marketing career began as a strategic planner for Dean Witter, Discover & Co., specializing in internet and online marketing strategies. At Dean Witter, DeStefano spearheaded the creation of the company’s first website.
As president of SVM E-Business Solutions, a leading B-to-B online marketing agency, DeStefano has worked with a wide variety of companies—from Fortune 500 companies to small family-owned businesses—to help them leverage online marketing to achieve positive bottom-line results.
As part of its commitment to the success of its member companies, PEI will underwrite the cost of a 30-minute initial phone consultation with any member of the PEI Business Advisory Group. PEI members are encouraged to contact advisory group participants directly. More information on the program and its participants can be found at www.pei.org/advisorygroup.
Other members of the PEI Business Advisory Group include the following:
Dr. Bart Basi is a lawyer, CPA and a specialist in the areas of financial accounting, business succession, business valuation, mergers and acquisitions, retirement and estate planning, strategic planning, and tax aspects of business decisions for closely-held and family businesses.
Nancye Combs is a speaker, writer, consultant and expert witness on human resources and workplace issues. Combs is president of HR Enterprise, Inc., a management consulting company based in Louisville, Ky.
Steve Epner, a technology expert, is the author of seven books and 800 articles, and has made more than 300 presentations to business and association audiences nationwide. In 1976, Epner launched the Independent Computer Consultants Association, and he was a founding member of the EDI Coalition of Associations.
Jon Schreibfeder is a nationally known consultant in the distribution industry. An industry expert and speaker on inventory management, Schreibfeder literally has "written the book" on the subject of distribution, entitled Achieving Effective Inventory Management.
Jeffrey M. Shapiro is nationally recognized as an expert and lecturer in fire and building safety, specializing in the development and application of building and fire codes with a particular emphasis on hazardous materials.
Art Sodermark is the training director and lead instructor for Clermont, Florida-based Platinum Engineering & Safety, Inc. Sodermark holds several training certifications including Certified Environmental Trainer, Certified Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) Instructor, and American Safety and Health Institute Certified Trainer.
Abe WalkingBear Sanchez is developer of the copyrighted Profit System of B2B Credit Sales and A/R Management. WalkingBear Sanchez has worked with hundreds of business owners, CEOs and senior business managers.
Founded in 1951, PEI is comprised of more than 1,600 companies engaged in the manufacturing and distribution of equipment used in the petroleum and energy handling industry. Members are located in 50 states and 81 countries. PEI is the leading authority and source of information for the petroleum and energy handling equipment industry, and is committed to promoting the value of distributor services, and improving the business relationships and practices of its members. PEI is headquartered in Tulsa, Okla. For additional information on PEI or its membership, please contact Chris Bouldin at cbouldin@pei.org or visit www.pei.org.