Ken Hilderhoff, President and CEO, Premier Marketing Resources

Success as a senior leader in both Fortune 100 firms and privately held enterprises has highlighted Ken’s professional career for more than 25 years. His entrepreneurial style of leadership has resulted in record sales and earnings by combining the appropriate skills learned in the large corporate environment with the results-oriented attitude of small business. Ken has effectively applied and leveraged these skills to achieve the financial objectives of every enterprise.

As a visionary and a strategist, Ken has a consistent record of developing market-driven strategies for ensuring sustained revenue growth and earnings. Over the years, he has directed both national and global sales groups in a number of organizations. He has served as the COO of two global companies and two small, privately held companies. As a Vice President at Mead Corporation, he had P& L responsibilities of nearly $200 million. Ken is uniquely qualified with diverse experience in all channels of distribution including OEM, distributors, dealers and direct sales to Fortune 500 companies and small businesses.

Ken has successfully applied his business skills through participation on several boards and by providing business consulting with emphasis on strategic planning and business development. He is a certified business advisor, CEO coach and facilitator. He enjoys the challenges of working with other business leaders to achieve their goals. Using his broad business background, he has initiated both successful leverage buyouts and small business acquisitions. Over the years, Ken has developed relationships and contacts with numerous businesses that can address any challenge.

Understanding the complexities of today’s business environment is paramount in order to assist other business leaders. Ken is fully engaged in understanding how to succeed as an entrepreneur in the most difficult business climates. His results-driven style is an asset to the businesses that he serves.

His education includes both a B.S. and MBA in Marketing/Finance. He is also a graduate of the Columbia University Executive Program.