Sr. VP Sales
Kane Company

Mr. Durfee currently serves as senior vice president of sales for the Kane Companies and directs both the commercial and federal sales teams. After graduating from Duke University, Mr. Durfee served in a variety of capacities with the Kane Company. He spent his early career in the Kane subsidiary, Office Movers, Inc. Under his guidance, Office Movers, Inc. became recognized as the leading commercial moving and storage company in the Mid-Atlantic region.

Mr. Durfee went on to the Wharton School of Business, serves on the board of the Law Firm Vendors Association and on the board of the Office Moving Alliance.

Paul Bekins graduated from the University of Washington with a degree in
finance and business administration.  Paul is the third generation of
Bekins family members to own and operate the Bekins Moving & Storage
Company out of its corporate office located in the Seattle, Washington
metropolitan area.  In addition to Paul's Ownership and Director duties,
he also manages the Mountlake Terrace branch office of the company. The
moving industry has been a part of Paul's life since he was born, but he
didn't officially start working for the company until he was in high
school.  He worked as a mover and then a driver through high school and
college. After he graduated from college, he worked in accounting,
commercial moving sales and eventually the executive management of the
company.

Bekins Moving & Storage company was started in Washington in 1903 and
currently has six branch office; one in Colorado and five in Washington
state.  The two largest branch offices, located in Mountlake
Terrace(Seattle metro) and Tacoma, Washington, have become two of the
leading commercial moving providers in the state.

Vice President
AMT
Paris, France

Mr. Chiche worked for two years at the Paris Stock Exchange before founding AMT with two brothers in 1993. Today Mr. Chiche is a vice-president in charge of finance, recruitment, internal processes and various development projects. Office moves are the exclusive move of AMT and they are consistently ranked in the top five in this sector. AMT operates in Paris, Lyon, Lille and Sofia Antipolis and employs more than 150 people.

President/COO
Commercial Works, Inc

Commercial Works was established in 1973 in Columbus, Ohio. Since then, the company has opened additional operations in Cleveland, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Louisville and the Charlotte/Raleigh area. The company offers commercial relocation, installation, mid-market furniture, design, space planning and other corporate real estate needs.

Mr. Hollingshead began his career with Commercial Words in 1985 as an account clerk and warehouse foreman. In 1987, he was promoted to assistant manager of the operation and in 1989, to VP of Operations when the company began expansion into other cities.

President & Owner
Universal Moving & Storage Co., Inc.
Founder of Office Moving Alliance

Current Office Moving Alliance Position: Member of Board of Managers, responsible for membership recruitment, committee accomplishment & strategic direction

Education: Bachelor of Science: Transportation and Distribution Management from Syracuse University-1991

President, Executive Project Management
Walsh Companies

Mr. Walsh is the president of The Walsh Companies, managing the operations of their four brands: Walsh Movers, iShred, Pink CratesSM and record keeper Records Management Systems. Mr. Walsh represents the third generation of the Walsh family to run the business and has extensive experience in commercial relocation planning and management. Industry certifications include Certified Moving Consultant (C.M.C.) and Registered International Mover (R.I.M.). He is also a founding member of the Office Moving Alliance. 

In his 33 years in the moving industry, Mr. Walsh has been directly involved in a wide variety of restacks and relocations. He continues to perform as the executive project manager for Critical Clients. Mr. Walsh is active with CoreNet, IFMA (Boston Chapter Committee Chair) and ALA.

Eric Edwards