Meet our Management Team. Each is highly qualified, and brings years of experience in all aspects of content and supply chain management.


Anthony Dubreville
President, Chief Executive and Chairman

Anthony (Tony) Dubreville is the President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Trade Service, the leading provider of product information services to the electrical, plumbing, HVACR, industrial, automotive and office products industries by providing business-critical information to its loyal 18,000 subscribers.

Mr. Dubreville joined Trade Service in 1984 and has built his successful career capitalizing on opportunities to grow the company. He has held a number of executive management positions and in 1999 was appointed President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman. He credits his success and longevity to the commitment and talents of those around him. The epitome of a team player, Tony strives to convey that it is the efforts of the people not just his own, that have made Trade Service such an admirable and successful company.

With more than 20 years of industry experience, Dubreville is strongly committed to strengthening and expanding Trade Service’s market and product reach as it strives to maintain and bolster its leadership position through continual customer involvement and strategic acquisition.

Mr. Dubreville is a graduate of San Diego State University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration with emphasis in both Accounting and Finance.





Steven Borgardt
Chief Financial Officer

Steven Borgardt, Chief Financial Officer, is responsible for all of Trade Service’s financial and administrative activities, including business unit performance, financial reporting and planning, legal and administration.

Prior to joining Trade Service in 2000 as its Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Borgardt was CFO for Aonix Corporation, a San Diego-based software tools developer with extensive European operations. Borgardt's previous experience includes 16 years as Vice President of Finance and CFO for publicly held, high technology companies involved in developing, manufacturing and distributing mobile wireless communications systems, and aerospace telemetry acquisition and processing systems. He also spent four years in the San Diego office of the international accounting firm of Coopers & Lybrand (now known as PriceWaterhouseCoopers).

Borgardt is a Certified Public Accountant with extensive experience in SEC reporting, and public and private financing. He received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting from San Diego State University.

James LaGrossa
Vice President, Content Operations

As Vice President of Trade Service's Content Operations, Jim LaGrossa's goal is to continue to refine and successfully integrate a combination of automated content-based rules, along with our team of domain experts. "We have found that more and more data is available electronically, and that checking the accuracy of this data through automated tools and scripts can definitely save an enormous amount of time, however, it doesn't replace the need for knowledgeable people to review the data".

At i2 Technologies, LaGrossa ran their Global Content Operations. Prior to joining i2, Jim spent years working with Verizon's large content databases and converted much of their paper and film based technologies to newer delivery mediums utilizing electronic media and the web.

LaGrossa earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in Management at Rutgers University and his Master's at Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia.

Tod Moore
Vice President, Sales & Marketing

As Vice President of Sales & Marketing, Tod Moore is responsible for overseeing sales execution, marketing communications, alliances and customer service. With over 17 years experience helping MRO distribution markets use content to maximize their profitability, Moore has the proven leadership and expertise to expand Trade Service's direct and indirect sales channels, and increase its penetration in its core vertical markets.

Moore joined Trade Service in 1990 as Marketing Manager of the office products division. In 1995, he was promoted to General Manager, and then rose to President of the division in 1998.

Moore has held various prominent board positions within several associations, including the National Office Products Association and the Wholesale Distributor Association. He holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Washington State University.

John Henry
Director, Corporate Communications and Channel Alliances

As Director of Corporate Communications and Channel Alliances, John Henry oversees the development and on-going maintenance of Trade Service's business relationships and alliances. The purpose of this position is to foster an environment within common markets served in which Trade Service and each business partner, through close collaboration, become more successful through continual improvement of their respective offerings, thereby creating a better overall solution for the end customer. Henry has served the company for 25+ years in various capacities, most of which have involved direct interaction with Trade Service customers, manufacturer associates, business system providers, industry associations, and marketing groups. His primary responsibility and invaluable contribution to the industry has been to educate the supply chain on the many profit and productivity maximizing solutions Trade Service provides, and assist in their adoption and implementation, for the sole purpose of helping users realize true value in their business through their use.

Henry has served on various industry committees throughout his career at Trade Service, lending his many years of experience and knowledge to help further a wide range of industry initiatives, including the development of the revolutionary UPC coding system used in EDI and barcoding applications, expanded product content needed for improved product identification and commerce, and the adoption of industry standard data formats required by business system providers to more effectively serve their client base.

Henry earned his Bachelor of Arts Degree from Albion College, Albion, Michigan.

 

Prior to Trade Service, Stone spent 20 years at Howard W. Sams & Company, serving in several executive management positions, including overseeing the distributor catalog operations, which eventually led to his role as Director of Sales for the catalog division. During his tenure at Sams, Stone worked with hundreds of distributors in the PHCP, Electrical, and Industrial verticals, tailoring catalog marketing programs that helped these distributors increase their sales, improve their customer service, and streamline their operations.

Stone received his Associate Degree in Electrical Engineering from ITT Technical Institute in Indianapolis, and attended the Indiana University School of Business.

Sumana Rao
Director, Sales & Business Development

As Director of Contractor Sales, Rao’s key objectives are to lead her team towards increasing sales by delivering world class product solutions. She works closely with customers, listening and understanding their needs, suggestions and concerns. By paying attention to feedback and channeling it into Trade Service’s product development, she continuously enhances the product and service offerings delivered to customers.

Rao joined the company in 2001, and has managed several functions within the company including Customer Support, Information Technology, Quality Control, and Production Control.

Prior to joining Trade Service, she held various positions in the areas of Business Development, and Sales & Project Management at i2 Technologies, Vallin.com and Times of India.

Rao earned her Master of Science degree in Management Information Systems from University of Texas, and her Master of Business Administration Degree in Marketing from T.A.Pai Management Institute, Manipal, India.

Philip Bishop
General Manager, Nu-Way Automotive

As General Manager of Nu-Way Automotive, Phil Bishop has responsibility for all aspects of the business unit including sales, marketing, operations and administration. After more than 25 years in the automotive aftermarket, Phil provides Nu-Way and its customer base valuable industry experience with distribution systems, e-commerce and data management. Bishop works closely with his distributor and manufacturer customers and value added resellers (VARs) to insure that the Nu-Way content and electronic delivery methods provide the greatest possible value to the end user.

Bishop joined Trade Service in 1998 as General Manager of the Nu-Way business unit based in Columbus, Ohio. Prior to that he served for 15 years as Vice President of LoadStar Systems, a division of Triad (now Activant), where he was responsible for sales and field service operations, and was heavily involved in system design. At LoadStar, Bishop pioneered UPC implementation and complex pricing matrices in the aftermarket. Bishop also held sales and marketing positions with Purolator Products and Ford Motor Company.

Bishop received his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics from Muskingum College in New Concord, Ohio. He has served on many industry committees including the Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association (AAIA), Product Information Exchange Standard (PIES), and Category Management committees.

Michael Podoris
Director of Product Management

Mike Podoris has been with Trade Service since 2004 and is responsible for building and maintaining relationships with the company's manufacturing partners. Having mutually beneficial partnerships with manufacturers is a key element behind Trade Service's success as we rely on communications with them to keep pricing and part information accurate and up-to-date.

Prior to joining Trade Service Podoris spent 5 years at i2 Technologies as a Senior Project Manager within their Supplier Relationship Management group where he managed large scale data management projects including part reuse and strategic sourcing solutions for both MRO and direct materials. Podoris also spent 13 years working at EDS in various capacities. Among his accomplishments while at EDS, he designed a worldwide data transmission process for a large manufacturing company.

Podoris received a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from Oakland University and a Master's Degree in Business Administration from Walsh College.

Pam Prager
Accounting Manager

Pam Prager, Accounting Manager, manages all areas of finance and accounting. Prager and her staff are responsible for recording the financial transactions of the Company through accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, cash flow, general ledger, tax compliance, financial analysis and financial reporting.

Before joining Trade Service in 1992, Prager worked eight years in the accounting profession in San Diego in both small and large company environments.

Prager earned her Bachelor of Science Degree in Information Systems Management at San Diego State University and completed the core Accounting requirements in the Master of Accountancy Science program at California State University, Sacramento and San Diego State University.

Shirley Vaughn
Director, Database Operations & Customer Support

As the Director of Database Operations and Customer Support, Vaughn’s key objectives are to oversee the accuracy and currency of the Electrical, Plumbing, HVAC, and Industrial data in the Trade Service database, maintain the product delivery schedule for all electronic and publication products, and provide the highest level of customer support to our subscriber base.  She works closely with the Sourcing team to ensure the currency level of the data in our master database, and with the Editorial team to see that the manufacturers’ data is accurately represented.  Vaughn also works with the Computer Operations, Media Control, Production Control, and QC teams to process, create, and ship the entire Trade Service suite of products.  Vaughn’s knowledge of the operational aspects of the Trade Service business is leveraged as she works to resolve our customer’s support issues on a daily basis.

Vaughn joined Trade Service in 1986, and has managed a variety of functions within the organization including Customer Support, Technical Support, Data Entry, Imaging, and Trade Match. Prior to joining Trade Service, Vaughn was employed by Walker Scott, a department store chain, as their Operations Manager. She brings 35 years of management experience with her, as well as a strong working knowledge of most of the operational processes utilized by Trade Service.

Vaughn earned her Associate Degree in Information Technology from ATI Institute in Indianapolis, Indiana.