Sam Fedewa

Sam Fedewa is the EVP of Sales at LineDrive. Prior to joining LineDrive, Sam served as the Vice President of Global Sales at Lucas-Milhaupt from August 2019 to May 2022. In this role, Sam was responsible for global sales at Lucas-Milhaupt and managed a global team of 26 outside sales representatives and 23 inside sales/customer service representatives covering HVAC, Electrical, Automotive, Appliance, Oil and Gas, Electronics and Aerospace industries. Under Sam's leadership, the team successfully upgraded team talent and executed a new sales structure to drive more focus on the customer. This resulted in the company's best performance ever from a Net Sales and EBITDA perspective in 2021. During Sam's time at Lucas-Milhaupt, they also drove $16M in new business by utilizing solution selling techniques to identify customer pain, quantify our value, and provide solutions. Sam was known for their open culture focused on an energetic, positive, team-first work environment with a reputation for producing reliable results. Sam utilized Microsoft CRM to track leads and manage opportunities following the solution selling process.

Prior to Lucas-Milhaupt, Sam served as the VP of Sales at Stanley Black & Decker from November 2016 to July 2019. In this role, Sam was responsible for leading the Stanley Black & Decker sales organization to achieve profitable growth objectives through the development and execution of effective strategies and plans. Sam also served as the Director of Sales at Newell Brands from August 2002 to October 2016. In this role, Sam was responsible for leading a team of sales professionals in achieving growth objectives through the development and execution of effective strategies and plans.

Sam Fedewa has a bachelor's degree in packaging from Michigan State University.

They are on a team with Jim Johnson - President, Portfolio, Alila Hollander - Human Resources Director, and Kevin Mullins - Chief Financial Officer. Some individuals on their team include Jeff Jordan - Key Account Manager, Malcolm Smith - Business Development Director, and Peter Vagnoni - Sales Director East. Sam Fedewa reports to Michael Abdella, CEO.