Strategy Development Names Ari Mellon New Senior Consultant
BRYN MAWR, Pa. — Strategy Development Inc., a management consulting firm focused on the imaging industry, announced the addition of Ari Mellon as senior consultant. With the addition of Mellon, Strategy Development will launch a sales institute to provide advanced sales and management training programs.
“I am extremely pleased to welcome Ari to Strategy Development,” said Tom Callinan, managing principal, Strategy Development. “Ari brings an extensive amount of experience in the training and development of sales professionals and sales management, as well as a robust understanding of sales operations. I cannot think of anybody more qualified than Ari to help our clients better develop and deploy their sales forces.”
Mellon brings to Strategy Development a wealth of experience in the imaging industry. Previously, he was director of field sales operations at IKON Office Solutions where he had responsibility for the development and deployment of 225 sales managers and 1,100 sales representatives producing more than $600 million in equipment revenue. Mellon also led the New York City sales force for IKON as general sales manager, increasing equipment revenue 12 percent and sales representative productivity by 23 percent.
Mellon has earned distinction as the top sales producer in IKON’s northeast district and had multiple years of distinction as IKON’s top national production systems sales representative.
Mellon began his career in the imaging industry at a large independent dealership after earning his bachelor’s degree while attending the University of Miami on a full athletic scholarship.
Mellon will lead the Strategy Development Sales Institute, which will provide advanced sales and sales management training. Seminars will include “Selling in The Production Systems Space,” “Winning Sales Management,” and “SMART Sales Training.”
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This article originally appeared in the January 2007 issue of Recharger.