Board of Directors
Al Villamil
Chairman of the Board, President and CEO
Mr. Villamil is president and CEO of ShredStation, Inc. After more than 20 years of paper industry experience, Villamil uncovered an underserved market and gap in the document destruction industry -a gap he would soon fill with ShredStation¹s signature offering, ShredStation Vaults. Since 2004, when he formed ShredStation, Villamil has developed a variety of consumer and small business-focused information destruction products and services including Ship to ShredStation and ShredStation Express. Prior to forming ShredStation, Mr. Villamil held numerous executive positions at Viking Fibres in Bensalem, PA. In 2004, he acquired a 50% ownership interest in that firm and became Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer.
C. Patrick Garner
Board of Directors
Mr. Garner began serving on ShredStation¹s Board of Directors in
2008 and is currently an adjunct professor at the Keanan-Flagler School of Business at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Mr. Garner has previously served on the board of Intersections Inc., a company specializing in identity theft and fraud protection solutions. While on the Board of Intersections, Garner was a senior vice-president of Nextel Communications, Inc., where he led the development and focus on its consumer business including the successful launch of its new wireless service, Boost Mobile.
Prior to joining Nextel Communications, Pat Garner was the first chief executive officer of The Motley Fool continuing his marketing career focused on strategic brand development. Pat enjoyed a successful thirty year career in various domestic and international roles with The Coca-Cola Company, eventually serving as president of the company's Southeast and West Asia Division where he managed the company's business across ten countries.
James E. Harwell
Board of Directors
Mr. Harwell serves on ShredStation’s Board of Directors and acts as a franchiseconsultant to ShredStation Express. Prior to his work with ShredStation, Harwell enjoyed a more than thirty-year career at Coca-Cola where his marketing and operations management skills have been put to use worldwide. Mr. Harwell finished his career with Coca-Cola as the Vice President, Director of Business Operations for the Latin American Group. Prior positions with Coca Cola include VP of Sales and Marketing for the Dallas-Fort Worth area, Marketing Operations Manager for the European Group and head of the Operational Marketing Department within the Global Marketing Division
Executive Team
Andrew Benson
Executive Vice President
Mr. Benson joined ShredStation, Inc. in 2007. Benson brings more than 30
years of paper and recycling industry experience to ShredStation.
Previously, Mr. Benson worked with Viking Fibres of Bensalem, PA, as a paper
broker and business development specialist. Prior to joining Viking, he was
a self-employed business and market development consultant, serving such
varied industries as cellular communications and recycling. Mr. Benson¹s
extensive upper management experience is due in large part to Advanced
Digital Internet, Inc. in New York, NY. He was CFO from 1998 to 2000, before
being promoted to CEO. From 1996 to 1998, Mr. Benson was Manager of
Operations for Thacher Associates, LLC, New York, NY, a private
equity-consulting firm offering due diligence, risk management, and
fraud-prevention services.
Mike Kline
Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Kline currently serves as the Chief Financial Officer of ShredStation,
Inc. His more than 30 years of financial expertise enables ShredStation to
develop cost-saving and revenue generating strategies across all service
areas. Previously, Kline serves as Chief Financial Officer for Viking Fibres
of Bensalem, Pa, a position he continues to hold today. Prior to joining
Viking and ShredStation, he was the Controller of The Trentonian, a
newspaper publishing company operating in Trenton, NJ. Earlier in his
career, Mike was the Controller of the Furnival Machinery Company, a
construction equipment dealership located in Hatfield, PA.
Owen Murphy
Chief Marketing Officer
Mr. Murphy joined ShredStation, Inc. as Chief Marketing Officer in 2007. He
is responsible for overseeing the marketing and communications of
ShredStation, Inc. and its subsidiaries. Before joining the ShredStation
team, Murphy spent nearly ten years with several public relations agencies
throughout Philadelphia where he specialized in brand management, crisis
communications, media and investor relations.
Legal Advisory and Franchisor’s Support
- Dominic A. Caglioti: Altenburger, Uris, Caglioti & Heyman, L.L.C.; B. S. Accounting/Business Law, Villanova University
- Jeffrey J. Weinsten: Franchise Consultant; BS Economics, Wharton School of Finance and Commerce, University of Pennsylvania; J.D., Columbia University School of Law
- Mark Wong: Associate, Kaye Scholer of Los Angeles, California; B.A. New York University; J.D. New York University School of Law
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