Rick Pederson

Rick Pederson's work experience includes serving as the Vice President Gulistan Hard Surface and later the Vice President Gulistan Flooring at Marquis Industries since 2021. Before that, they worked at Southwind Carpets from 2016, where they started as a Territory Manager and was later promoted to Regional Vice President of Sales for the West Central Region. At Southwind Carpets, they supervised the activities of 21 Territory Managers in the central region and six agents in the western region, while also managing key customer accounts. Prior to that, they worked at Beaulieu America from 2014, starting as a Territory Manager in Minnesota before transitioning to Nebraska. Rick established a new territory in Minnesota, called on existing clients, prospect new business, and handled customer service needs. Pederson's earliest work experience was as the Owner of Andersen Florist & Green Houses, which they acquired in 1992 and grew over the course of 22 years, expanding revenue from $200K to $14M.

Rick Pederson attended Dakota County Technical College where they earned an Associate Degree. However, no specific information is available regarding the start and end years or the field of study pursued.