Tom OӼConnor, vice president of channel management for Mohawk Paper in Mohawk has joined the Advisory Board of Directors of the Hudson Valley Economic Development Corp. (HVEDC) in Poughkeepsie.
“HVEDC looks forward to working with Tom and his team at Mohawk. They are a great example of a local business with ties to the region that is thriving and evolving with current challenges due to the pandemic. We applaud them and hope to bring their expertise to other businesses in the Hudson Valley,» said Mike Oates, president and CEO of HVEDC.
O”™Connor joined Mohawk in November 2009 in new business sales and emerging technologies. He was promoted in 2012, 2015 and in 2017, he was promoted to Mohawk vice president of sales operations.
Prior to joining Mohawk, O”™Connor worked with Lindenmeyr Munroe. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from Bates College in Lewiston, Maine.
As a fourth-generation family-owned business with 600 employees, Mohawk serves the creative needs of designers, brand-owners and printers in more than 60 countries.
HVEDC is the leading economic development agency for the seven-county region of Westchester, Putnam, Dutchess, Rockland, Orange, Ulster and Sullivan counties.
