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30 March 2022
BearCom Appoints Les Fry as New CEO
North American voice, video, and data giant puts former distribution executive at the helm.
Garland, Texas, 30 March, 2022. BearCom announced today that Les Fry has accepted the position of CEO of the company. An experienced business leader, Les has been appointed and approved by the BearCom Board of Directors.
From 2019-2022 and prior to accepting the BearCom CEO role, Les served as the Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing where he oversaw all commercial aspects, including Enterprise, Inside Sales and Rentals across North America.
Prior to joining the team at BearCom, Les held executive-level leadership roles across multiple distribution businesses over the last twenty-five years. He served as Senior VP of Sales and Marketing for United Rental/BakerCorp from 2015-2019, and Senior VP of Sales and Marketing for Safety-Kleen from 2011-2015. From 1995-2011, Les held senior operations and sales leadership roles for Fortune 500’s Ashland Inc., including leading the Valvoline distribution division.
“We are very pleased that Les has accepted the position of CEO with BearCom,” said board member Mark Moon. “Les has demonstrated his ability to build successful organizations and businesses. We are confident that he will be a force in developing and driving BearCom forward in a very exciting but also challenging time.”
Les is a graduate of the University of Kentucky, and further solidified his leadership and management skills through executive leadership development programs, including Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management and Indiana’s Kelly School of Finance/Business.
About BearCom
Founded in 1981, BearCom is the leading provider and integrator of wireless voice, video, and data solutions across the U.S. and Canada. BearCom is headquartered in Garland, Texas.
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