Thomas J. Deverell
President

Tom Deverell has over twenty-seven 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), 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 The Officia Group, 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.