Chicago, IL – Office Revolution announced today that Jill Stewart, vice president of business strategy, will serve as the company’s new president. Current president and founding principal Bernie Donaldson will remain actively involved as founding principal with Office Revolution, including working with current and future customers and partners, promoting the Office Revolution brand and providing support to the leadership team. Bernie founded the company in 2001, growing the company to become one of the largest Teknion dealers in the country.
Jill has more than 25 years in the contract furniture industry with extensive experience in both dealer and manufacturer arenas and several years in strategic sales, operations and design. As vice president of business strategy, Jill has elevated Office Revolution’s client experience by aligning technology, people and process with customer service. Prior to joining Office Revolution, Jill served in executive leadership roles at both a major manufacturer and ancillary provider where she led four award-winning sales and operational divisions.
“I’ve watched Jill prepare for this exciting change,” said Bernie. “We have an incredible amount of growth ahead of us in Teknion Architectural Interiors as well as in new verticals and geographies. It’s because of our human-centered design and strengths-based leadership that we can pursue these new opportunities while maintaining the highest level of service across our existing business.”
“Our high-performance culture will be a tremendous asset as we continue to manage growth driven by today’s need to make the office a destination of choice, one that mixes positive experiences with productivity,” said Jill. “I’m excited to advance Office Revolution to a new level of operational capability and create additional value for our employees and clients.”
At the same time, additional leadership team changes have been made to ensure the company evolves and is unified to create growth, improve operational excellence and gain market share.
Bruce Tharp has been appointed as president of architectural interiors. Bruce will provide strategy for expansion, market growth and scalable efficiencies nationally.
Kelly O’Donnell has been appointed as vice president of professional services. Kelly will lead all operational team members including designers, corporate account managers and project managers maintaining an efficient team structure and performance.
