Leadership

Christopher C. Froman
President and Chief Executive Officer

Chris Froman is responsible for the strategic direction and competitive positioning of the Company, and leads the senior management team.  After joining Pomeroy in 2007 as Senior Vice President of Marketing and Sales, he was appointed to his current position in January 2009.  He is a member of the Pomeroy-Platinum Operating Committee and was a member of the Pomeroy Board of Directors when the Company was publicly held and traded on the NASDAQ National Market. 

Prior to Pomeroy, Froman served as Senior Vice President, U.S. Sales at OKI Printing Solutions where he directed all sales and sales operations, achieving double-digit growth in revenue and profits, and gaining market share increases in all product categories.  A 29 year industry veteran, Froman also held executive roles at Lexmark International and IBM Corporations.  He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Relations from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and is a member of the Dean’s Advisory Board at the Northern Kentucky University College of Informatics. 

Keith M. Blachowiak
Senior Vice President of Operations and Chief Information Officer

As Senior Vice President of Operations and Chief Information Officer, Keith oversees the management, operation and development of all information technology (IT) systems and manages the procurement and logistics areas within Pomeroy as well. Prior to joining Pomeroy in March 2006, he was the Vice President of IT Shared Services for ACS, a $4 billion provider of IT and business process outsourcing services. He also served at Ingram Micro for 15 years in various positions, including Corporate Vice President of IT Strategy and Operations and Corporate Vice President of Global Application Development and Technology. Keith holds a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from Marist College.

Ken Kearns
Senior Vice President of Service Delivery and Alliances

In March 2008, Ken joined Pomeroy as Senior Vice President of Service Delivery and is responsible for the executive management and oversight of Pomeroy’s service delivery and operational excellence initiatives. In January of 2009, Ken accepted the additional responsibility for leading Sales and Service Delivery for all our Staffing and Alliances business. Prior to joining Pomeroy, he served as Vice President of Customer Service and Support with Gateway Computer. Before this, he held the position of Vice President, Sales Service Delivery, and the Region Vice President of Service Delivery for CompuCom Systems in Dallas, Texas. Ken also held Vice President positions at both CSC Corporation and IBM Corporation and has over 42 years of experience in the information technology industry.

Kristi Nelson
General Counsel & Senior Vice President of Human Resources 

In her role as General Counsel and Senior Vice President of Human Resources, Kristi Nelson is responsible for the overall management of the Company’s legal affairs and human resources organization. She advises the Company on a wide range of matters, including, corporate governance and compliance, strategic decisions, human resources and other legal and regulatory matters. Kristi re-joined Company in February, 2008, as Senior Vice President and General Counsel. She became Senior Vice President of Human Resources in May 2009. Her previous employment with the Company spanned from 1998 to 2006, during which time she served as the Company’s Vice President and Legal Counsel. Prior to re-joining the Company in early 2008, Kristi held the position of Legal Counsel and Corporate Secretary for Corporex Companies, LLC, a closely-held real estate development and investment firm headquartered in Covington, Kentucky. Kristi received her JD degree from Salmon P. Chase College of Law and her BA degree from Arizona State University. Kristi currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, the Northern Kentucky University Foundation, and she was recently appointed to a four year term on the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority board of directors and the Kentucky Higher Education Student Loan Corporation board of directors by Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear.  Kristi is also a member of several professional organizations, including the Salmon P Chase Inn of Court.

Craig Propst
Senior Vice President Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

Craig joined Pomeroy in March 2008 as Vice President and Treasurer, responsible for the financial areas of cash management, treasury, and financial planning and analysis. On November 6, 2008, Craig was promoted to Senior Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer, and is currently a member of the Pomeroy-Platinum Operating Committee. Craig was previously employed by Software Spectrum, a global software reseller with over two billion dollars in annual sales, where he served as Vice President of Finance for Europe, the Middle East and Africa during his three-year tenure. Before joining Software Spectrum, Craig served in multiple financial and operational roles over a period of years for i2 Technologies, a global supply chain software company in Dallas, Texas. Prior to that, he served as Treasurer for Opel Master Lease, a full-service automobile leasing subsidiary of General Motors in Ruesselsheim, Germany. Craig was an active duty Intelligence Officer in the US Air Force for nine years. A 1983 graduate of the United States Air Force Academy, he obtained a Master of Arts in East European Studies from the United States Naval Postgraduate School, as well as MBA degrees in Finance from the University of Texas at Austin and in International Corporate Finance from Koblenz School of Corporate Management in Koblenz, Germany.

Peter (PJ) Thelen
Senior Vice President of Sales

PJ joined Pomeroy in January 2000, and in January 2009 he was promoted to Senior Vice President of Sales. From January 2000 until January 2009, PJ held various management level positions within the Company, beginning as General Manager and CFO for the Cincinnati branch office from 2000-2005, RVP of Sales for the Great Lakes Region in 2006, VP of Enterprise Sales for the Great Lakes and Northeast regions in 2007 and Vice President of National and Alliance Sales in 2008. PJ has over 15 years of experience in the technology industry with significant focus on Lifecycle Services Outsourcing. Before joining the Company, PJ, a C.P.A, was a consultant with Arthur Anderson for approximately seven years. PJ earned his bachelor’s degree from Spring Hill College in Mobile, Alabama.