Chad Pagoria

Chad Pagoria has a comprehensive and diverse work experience in the fields of marketing, sales, and management. Chad currently holds the position of Director of Marketing at Horizon Hobby since April 2023. Prior to this, they served as the Director of Ecommerce (Tower Hobbies) & Distributed Brands at the same company from August 2021 to May 2023. Chad also worked as the Director of Trains & Distributed Brands at Horizon Hobby from October 2020 to September 2021.

Before joining Horizon Hobby, Chad worked at Acme Aerospace, Inc. as the Business Unit Manager (Sales and Marketing Manager) from October 2018 to March 2020. At Stanley Black & Decker, Inc., they served as the Senior Global Product Marketing Manager from November 2017 to October 2018. Chad also gained experience as the Senior Product Marketing Manager at MTD Products from August 2016 to November 2017.

In addition, Chad held various positions at Vitamix, including Senior Sales Manager & Integration Manager - Australia & New Zealand from September 2015 to August 2016, Integration Manager - Australia & New Zealand from January 2015 to August 2016, and International Product Manager from November 2012 to January 2015.

Earlier in their career, Chad Pagoria worked at Hoover at Techtronics Industries as the Product Manager- New Product Concept Development and Innovation from February 2012 to November 2012. Chad also served as the Associate Product Manager- Hoover from June 2010 to February 2012, where they played a key role in strategic marketing change, product launches, retail training, and managing Profit and Loss (P&L). Before that, they started their career as a Field Sales Representative at the same company from June 2009 to June 2010.

Chad Pagoria pursued their undergraduate studies from 2004 to 2009 at Arizona State University, where they obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Global Business. During their time at the university, Chad focused on Leadership & Management in their field of study. Continuing their education in 2015, they enrolled at the Thunderbird School of Global Management, completing their studies in 2016. This time, they dedicated their efforts to Global Negotiations, although their degree name was not specified.