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Below is the complete list of the 2022 NKBA Board Members
who will officially take their positions January 1, 2022.
2022 NKBA BOARD OFFICERS
BASIL E. LARKIN, CHAIR
Vice President of Sales, Hestan Commercial Corp, Anaheim, CA
As Vice President of Sales, Larkin is responsible for all sales at
Hestan, a manufacturer of premium commercial restaurant
equipment and residential indoor/outdoor appliances. Larkin, who
has been in the appliance business for most of his career, has held
key roles in sales leadership, marketing and product development.
Before joining Hestan, he was General Manager at BSH Home
Appliances, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Lynx
Professional Grills and Vice President of Sales at Viking Range
Corporation. Larkin holds a Bachelor of Science in Business
Administration from the University of Massachusetts and is a
member of the Society of Fellows at the Culinary Institute of America.
RANDY WARNER, VICE CHAIR
Vice President of Sales, Signature Kitchen Suite and LG Builder,
Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Warner leads the sales teams for both Signature Kitchen Suite,
LG's luxury kitchen appliance division, and LG Builder. Previously
he was Vice President of Sales for the Luxury Division of Samsung
where he successfully integrated the Dacor brand into the parent
company. An Ohio native with three decades of experience in
appliances, Warner began his career at Maytag where he worked
for 15 years in sales and sales management roles in the U.S. He
then joined Electrolux where he launched and oversaw the West
Coast Builder Division as well as managing the National Buying
Groups. Later, he was named President of Distribution of the
West and Southwest for Sub-Zero, overseeing sales, marketing,
operations and customer service. Warner holds a Bachelor of
Science in Marketing from the University of South Florida.
KRISTEN ELDER, SECRETARY/TREASURER
Vice President of Residential Builder & Showrooms at Ferguson
Enterprises, Newport News, VA
In her role at Ferguson, Elder is responsible for showroom and
builder strategy and execution. An accomplished consumer product
sales and marketing leader, she joined Ferguson in 2019 as Senior
Director of Appliance Business Development. Elder has worked
closely with the business groups, sourcing, category management,
marketing and the branch network to boost sales and profitability of
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