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Andy co-founded The Mx Group in 1989 and has led it to become a consistently profitable organization by providing vision, sales and marketing leadership, and professional discipline. Prior to founding The Mx Group, Andy spent eight years in a managerial capacity at Omnigistics Inc., a West Coast marketing services firm. He has provided strategic marketing guidance and management to hundreds of business-to-business companies throughout the U.S. Andy holds a degree in business administration, marketing, from California State University at Chico, and has served as a faculty member for the Direct Marketing Association’s Collegiate Institute, teaching B2B direct marketing methods.
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As co-founder of The Mx Group, Pete has provided strategy and leadership in many areas of the organization, including sales and marketing, operations and customer experience, since the company’s beginning. Pete and Andy worked together to pioneer many of the concepts that are central to the database and response management services, such as the focus on ROI. Life before The Mx Group included several senior-level positions with Continental Illinois Bank, Nevada Pay Television and Omnigistics Inc. Pete holds a B.A. in finance from Illinois State University.
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Tom brings more than 20 years of B2B design expertise to the table. He is highly skilled in developing core branding and messaging platforms that produce short- and long-term results for clients. Tom oversees The Mx Group’s design and content department and has been with the company for 14 years. Prior to his role at The Mx Group, Tom was an art director at a major healthcare business magazine publisher. Tom holds a B.A. from Loyola University Chicago and received an MFA in medical illustration from Rochester Institute of Technology.
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Tim has more than 25 years of B2B marketing experience. He leads The Mx Group’s Client Services and Demand Generation departments. Previously, Tim held senior marketing positions at the global outsourcing firm Convergys, and served clients at McCann-Erickson and Resource Marketing. Tim completed his B.A. in English literature from Stonehill College in Easton, Massachusetts. He completed certificate programs in integrated marketing communications and change management at the Chicago Graduate School of Business.
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Kevin brings over 20 years of B2B marketing and technical expertise to The Mx Group, providing oversight for the digital development department. Kevin’s technical teams develop and implement an extensive array of software and web development projects. Kevin attended the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, where he received his B.S. in advertising.
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Kate joined The Mx Group in 2006. She oversees all organizational initiatives to hire, develop and retain our people, as well as improve the overall operations of the company. Prior to The Mx Group, Kate managed the research group for a middle-management executive recruiting firm in downtown Chicago. She holds a BBA in finance from the University of Notre Dame.
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Tom has nearly 20 years of experience in accounting and finance, with a background working for both small and large companies. Before joining The Mx Group in 2010, he worked as a revenue manager for Careerbuilder.com. As controller for The Mx Group, Tom is responsible for the company’s entire accounting function, including accounts payable / receivable, invoicing, payroll and benefits administration. Tom is a certified public accountant and holds a B.A. in finance from the University of Illinois, as well as an MBA from DePaul University. He serves as an adjunct professor in DePaul’s accountancy department.

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