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Executive Management BiographiesAt Tradesmen, we believe in providing skilled construction labor and construction labor management services to our clients, and in increasing labor productivity, and meet our client's labor needs-ultimately saving money in the process. Our executive management team shares this philosophy. Learn more about the team behind Tradesmen.
Joseph O. Wesley, President/CEO Mr. Wesley oversees all company operations and new market expansion and is especially active in supporting the strategic development and advancement of the company’s labor-oriented services which continue to differentiate Tradesmen from all staffing and personnel operations servicing the construction industry. Previous to Tradesmen, he owned and managed both a residential land development company, Land Developers, Inc., and a commercial electrical contracting firm, RIC Electric, in Cleveland, Ohio. Mr. Wesley entered the trades as a heavy equipment operator for the U.S. Army Corp. of Engineers in 1982. John Marko, Chief Financial Officer He joined Tradesmen International in 1996 as Controller and has played a significant role in the aggressive growth of the company as an architect of the company’s IT department and correlating national operating network which is – if properly implemented – a critical asset to the success of any multi-site organization. His previous experience comes from employment with Ernst & Young from 1981 – 1984, and from serving as controller for two national apparel companies, Joseph Feiss and Hugo Boss, USA. He received his Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Ohio University. Stephen Bowker,
Senior Vice President, Operations Mr. Bowker joined the company in 1998 as General Manager of the Norfolk and Richmond offices, a position he held for two years. He then served as the Atlantic Regional Manager for four years and as Regional Vice President, North East Region, for the three years preceding his current position. Prior to joining Tradesmen he served as District Manager and Director of Labor Scheduling for Farm Fresh, Inc., one of the nation's largest grocery chains. Mike Christiansen, Sr. Vice President of Sales and Marketing His sales and marketing initiatives support the on-going effort to position Tradesmen International as the country’s leading provider of high-caliber craftsmen and professional labor-oriented services which serve the commercial, industrial and residential construction sectors. He also supervises all sales initiatives targeting vertical market sectors ranging from the marine industry to power generation. Mr. Christiansen oversees the company’s marketing communications programs related to branding, public relations, advertising, market research and trade show participation. He was promoted to Sr. Vice President of Sales and Marketing in February of 2010 after successfully serving as the company’s Great Lakes, Regional Vice President, a position he held since 2005. Mr. Christiansen joined Tradesmen International in 1998 as a field representative and was soon promoted to Sales Manager. His drive to build the Milwaukee office resulted in his appointment to General Manager of that office in 2001. Ron Rowen, Vice President of Risk Management Prior to joining Tradesmen, Mr. Rowen was a tax and business consultant for a broad range of industrial and commercial clients including Stouffer Frozen Foods, Forest City Enterprises and Nautilus. He was Tax Manager for Goldberg Companies, a real estate developer, from 1990 – 1991. Upon graduation with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting from the University of Akron in 1983 he joined Touche Ross & Co. / Deloitte & Touche where he served in several roles including tax manager until 1990. Mr. Rowen secured his CPA certification in 1986 and has amassed more than 20 years of public accounting experience. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Ohio Society of Certified Public Accountants. C. William
Klausman, Vice President and General Counsel Mr. Klausman graduated from Bowling Green State University with a B.S. in Business Administration and received his Juris Doctorate from the Ohio State University School of Law. Following graduation, he joined the law firm of Schottstein, Zox and Dunn of Columbus, Ohio specializing in real estate, franchise and securities law and serving as a partner in that firm. He then joined Rax Restaurants, Inc. as its Vice President/General Counsel and Secretary and helped grow that company to over 500 restaurants from its founding with principal responsibilities in management of that company’s legal department where he primarily focused on franchise and security law matters. Mr. Klausman then joined Rally’s, Inc., a double drive through fast food hamburger franchise chain having over 500 restaurants as its Vice President/General Counsel and Secretary where he managed the legal department with primary responsibilities being in the securities and franchise areas. Mr. Klausman has had extensive corporate legal practice, both as a private and corporate attorney with primary specializations in the areas of debt and equity financing, real estate, franchise and government regulatory agency practice. He has also been a lecturer at various franchise association forums. Ed Rojeck, Director of Marketing Prior to joining Tradesmen, Mr. Rojeck served as Marketing Strategist and Account Supervisor for Saifman, Richards & Associates from 1996 – 2003 where he managed marketing programs for companies including Management Reports International / Intuit, GEO Specialty Chemicals, BFG Specialty Chemicals and Readers’ Digest. From 1985 – 1996 he served as a Marketing Specialist and Copywriter for the advertising and marketing firm, Adverama, Inc., working on multi-site accounts including Agency Rent-A-Car, Rally’s, Pepsi-Cola and Motorola Dealerships. He earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Advertising from Kent State University in 1984.
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