ProTeam announces the hiring of Guy Medaris as Vice President of Business Development and Jeffrey Stone as National Channel Manager.

“I am tremendously pleased to welcome Guy and Jeffrey,” said ProTeam President and CEO, Matt Wood. “They will be critical additions to our team in this new stage of ProTeam’s growth and success.”

Starting as a marketing representative for the RIDGID Trailblazer program, Medaris has filled various roles at Emerson Tool Company and Emerson Store Support since 1999. In June of 2006, he completed his Executive MBA program at Washington University, and, in December 2010, he was promoted to Vice President / General Manager of Air Comfort Products. Now, he joins ProTeam to help develop their presence in the food service, hospitality and healthcare markets.

Stone has represented ProTeam since their founding in 1987 for his own manufacturer representative agency, Sales Plus Inc., and as President of Access Partners JanSan Division, building his markets from scratch. He has served as the Manufacturer Representatives Director on the International Sanitary Supply Association (ISSA) Board, the President of the Southern California Sanitary Supply Association (SCSSA) and as a Director on the Manufacturer Representatives of America Board. Stone’s efforts as National Channel Manager will focus on the building service contractor market.

“The building service contractor market is now the largest customer for sanitary supplies and equipment,” said Stone. “I fully appreciate the opportunity to be a part of ProTeam’s development and further our relationship within this business channel.”