DALLAS (November 17, 2006) – DAVACO, Inc., the national leading provider of retail services, announced today that it has named Kevin Everard as a director of national accounts. In this position, Everard will be responsible for new business development and the management of existing accounts for DAVACO’s national retail clients. Based in Lumberton, N. J., Everard’s primary territory is the northeast region of the United States. He reports directly to Paul Hamer, executive vice president of sales.

Everard was most recently self-employed as the co-owner of International Trading, a toy and game distribution company. In this role, he was instrumental in the creation and implementation of business and operational plans, as well as the development of annual strategic objectives. He also hired and trained a team of inside salespeople and managed a national network of 100+ commissioned sales representatives. Prior to International Trading, Everard served in numerous business development and account management roles, including director of national accounts at Fleer/Skybox International, northeast region manager at Dell Laboratories and national accounts manager at Revlon Cosmetics.  

“Kevin comes to DAVACO with over 20 years of experience in retail sales and operations.  He has the skills and knowledge to build strong partnerships with our retail clients,” said Paul Hamer, executive vice president of sales, DAVACO, Inc. “His proven experience in strategic planning, solutions selling, customer relations and program execution will be a great asset to DAVACO.”

About DAVACO Inc.
DAVACO, the national leading provider of retail services, specializes in the quality management and execution of high-volume rollouts, retrofits, resets, and new stores. DAVACO offers a range of comprehensive services that helps retailers maximize brand presence and profitability at retail.  Services include: real estate, design services, project management, logistics and consolidation, store fixture and graphic installations, store and marketing surveys, soft- and hard-line merchandising programs, and sourcing.  Founded in 1990, the company is based in Dallas.  For more information, visit www.davacoinc.com.