Kari Taylor

Kari Taylor is the current Chief Sales Officer at Ritchie Bros. and has held this position since May of 2019. Prior to joining Ritchie Bros., Kari was the Chief Revenue Officer at Benco Dental from January of 2016 to May of 2019. Before their work at Benco Dental, Kari was the Vice President of Territory Sales at Grainger from April of 2013 to December of 2015. In this role, they were responsible for the sales P&L for the $1.4B Territory Sales division that included both contract and local accounts spanning Fortune 1000 and SMB customers. Kari was also an integral member of Grainger's sales leadership team during their time there.

From January of 2006 to March of 2013, Kari served as the Vice President of Sales Operations, Pricing & Strategy at Office Depot. Prior to their work at Office Depot, Kari spent 10 years at Sun Microsystems from January of 1996 to December of 2006.

Kari Taylor has an MBA in International Marketing and Sales Management from Golden Gate University, a BA in Psychology with a focus on Scientific Research and Life Sciences from California State University - East Bay, and has completed an Advanced Leadership Development Program from Florida Atlantic University. Kari is currently enrolled in an Executive Leadership program at the University of Navarra.

Kari Taylor reports to Ann Fandozzi, CEO. Some of their coworkers include Matt Ackley - SVP, Digital Marketing and Product Management, Jeff Jeter - President, Upstream & Emerging Businesses, and Sharon Driscoll - CFO.