4/27/2015
HEADLINES
Roberts, Gowett to Give STAFDA Keynote Speeches
Rod Gowett
Robin Roberts, senior vice president for sales at Protective Industrial Products, will present the Associate State-of-the-Industry address at the 39th annual Specialty Tools & Fastener Distributors Association convention.
STAFDA will meet November 8-10, 2015, in Phoenix.
STAFDA president Rod Gowett of Acme Construction Supply in Milpitas, CA, will give the Distribution State-of-the-Industry address.
Roberts began his career in the safety industry in sales for Jones Safety Supplies – which was acquired by W.W. Grainger in 1988. In 1997 he became vice president/sales for Bata Shoe Company (now Onguard Industries). In 2000 he joined Latham, NY-based PIP.
Gowett founded Bay Tool & Supply in 1992. He became vice president of sales & marketing of Acme Construction Supply upon selling Bay Tool to Acme last summer. Gowett has been a STAFDA member since 1994.
Retail product inventor Lori Greiner, Daymond John of FUBU fashion brand and Kevin O’Leary, co-founder of SoftKey Software Products in 1986, will portray the “drama” of product pitch meetings. STAFDA manufacturers developing new products will be invited to have their product reviewed by the “three sharks.” Web: stafda.org
Share: