Leadership Team
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John EckstromChief Executive Officer
John Eckstrom brings more than 30 years of multifaceted business experience to his role as Chief Executive Officer of CBE. John earned his BS in Accounting from the University of South Carolina in 1983 and began his career doing tax work at a CPA firm and as an auditor at the South Carolina Credit Union League… Read More
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James BuckChief Operating Officer
Jim serves as Chief Operating Officer for Carolina Business Equipment, based in Columbia, South Carolina. The company has operations across South Carolina, northern Georgia and southern North Carolina, and represents multiple lines including Kyocera, Toshiba and Sharp. Jim got his start… Read More
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Kurt BeasleyChief Information Officer
Kurt Beasley began his career at CBE's sales department in 1995. In 1998, he developed and worked in the role of Sales Engineer. Now, he serves the company as its CIO and IT Director. When the multifunctional copier trend was just in its infancy, Kurt developed strategies to make CBE the first dealership… Read More
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Bert RichardsonSenior Director of Services
As the son of a founding principal, Bert Richardson was raised with a passion for CBE and the industry. In fact, he has spent the entirety of his 20-year career with the company. Driven by a desire to learn about all aspects of CBE's products and services, he has worked in the delivery, warehouse, and field service… Read More
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Bob ThompsonManager of Operations, Charleston
Bob has over 25 years of experience in the office equipment business. Bob has worked for large national dealerships in locations across the U.S. In 2002, Bob started his own Charleston, SC-based office equipment dealership that he sold to another company in 2007. He then joined CBE's management… Read More
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Harris EckstromSales Manager – SC Upstate
Harris Eckstrom grew up in Irmo, SC and graduated from the University of South Carolina. At USC he graduated with a BS degree in Accounting and while he did not go into public accounting, he has put those analytical skills to good use. After graduating, he began his career at CBE. As a sales representative… Read More
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Bryan HannaSales Manager - Columbia
Bryan grew up in Blythewood SC and graduated from Midlands Institute of Technology and the University of South Carolina. Bryan began his career at CBE in 2008 as a sales consultant. He quickly emerged as a top producer on the team until 2013… Read More
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Aaron ThompsonSales Manager - Charleston
Aaron began his career as an Imaging Consultant with CBE in June of 2016. He quickly became one of the top producers for CBE and was promoted to the position of Sales Manager for the Charleston Office in January of 2021. He grew up in West Ashley and graduated from The Citadel in 2010… Read More
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Andrew EckstromDirector of IT Sales and Solutions
Andrew started his career with Carolina Business Equipment in 2003, after graduating from the University of South Carolina. After 16 years of working on the business development and sales management side of the CBE printer division, Andrew shifted to help CBE with their managed IT services division… Read More
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Matt LucasIT Manager – First Response Center
Matt joined the CBE Team in 2013 after graduating at the top of his class at ITT. Matt began as a helpdesk technician and quickly advanced to a leadership role in CBE’s First Response Center. As CBE continued growing its managed services base… Read More
CBE's priority is to maintain the highest quality service and response time for each of our valued customers.