OrderZone Names Tom Bersch Executive Vice President of Sales

CHICAGO, Dec. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- OrderZone, a business-to-business platform for purchasing a wide variety of business products and services, has hired Tom Bersch as Executive Vice President of Sales. A 25-year veteran of the office products industry, Bersch will oversee customer development, build a North American sales force, and manage supplier relations for OrderZone.

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OrderZone goes to market with its orderzone.com web site, a multiple-supplier marketplace that allows customers of all sizes to order everything from bearings to light bulbs using one simple registration, one search method, and one order form—saving customers time and money. Bersch's sales and executive management experience will help expand OrderZone's mission by building a larger, stronger customer and supplier base.

"We are thrilled to welcome Tom to Orderzone," said Orderzone CEO Brent Ray. "Tom is a sales team leader with 25 years' experience in the office products industry and more than 15 years of executive sales management experience. His background and leadership skills will help take our organization to the next level."

Bersch was Business Development Director for office products retailer Staples from 2009 to 2011. Prior to that, he spent 18 years with business-to-business office products supplier Corporate Express, where he held a number of executive positions, including Vice President of Strategic Accounts from 2007-2009. Bersch was also general manager of a small office products company—Spangenbergs in Milwaukee, Wis.—from 1986 to 1991.

About OrderZone.com

OrderZone.com was launched in 1999 by broad-line MRO distributor W.W. Grainger and today is owned by a group of private investors. The site brings together business-to-business (B2B) buyers and sellers in a convenient, one-stop shop for purchasing a wide range of MRO, OEM, and other business products and services. For more information, go to www.orderzone.com.

Media Contact: Brent Ray OrderZone.com, LLC, 1-312-268-5694, [email protected]

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SOURCE OrderZone.com, LLC