Pat Grandle Joins Chicagoland Sunbelt as Business Broker

Jan. 18, 2011 - PRLog -- Contact: Domenic Rinaldi
Address: 8745 W. Higgins Road, Suite 220, Chicago, IL 60631
Phone: 773-243-1603
Email: drinaldi@sunbeltnetwork.com
URL: www.chicagolandsunbelt.com
Chicago, January 11, 2010 – Chicagoland Sunbelt ( www.chicagolandsunbelt.com),  a business brokerage firm focused on companies in Northern Illinois and Indiana, announces today that Pat Grandle, formerly Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Tricon Industries, has joined the firm as a business broker.
“We look for people who can make things happen,” states Domenic Rinaldi, Managing Partner of Chicagoland Sunbelt. “We believe that Pat’s knowledge of the plastics, metal stampings, and automotive industries will add to our strengths in representing industrial businesses.”  
Grandle brings to Chicagoland Sunbelt a wealth of knowledge and expertise related to small and medium- size companies. Over the past 2 decades, she has held several sales, marketing and leadership positions and managed several disciplines at a vice presidential and ownership level. Tricon was a highly successful, family-owned manufacturing company in the mid-west primarily serving the automotive marketplace. Grandle worked with the company until it closed in 2009.This experience has allowed her the ability to build relationships with high level personnel and close large deals in heavily competitive environments.
“I really enjoy the creativity of putting deals together”, says Grandle., “I am I very excited to help business owners sell their businesses and move on to the next phase of their lives.”
Grandle has served as a member of several associations including the American Marketing Association (AMA) and Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE). She was Chair of the SAE International Trade Show Committee for two years. In addition, she spent time in the community as Chairperson of the Indian Boundary YMCA and as board member of her home owners association.
About Chicagoland Sunbelt
Chicagoland Sunbelt is a business brokerage firm that focuses on helping people buy, grow and sell businesses in Chicagoland and the surrounding Midwest. Having sold hundreds of businesses, Chicagoland Sunbelt specializes in a broad range of industries, including business services, distribution, food & beverage, franchises, personal services and retail. Its experienced team of M&A brokerage consultants also develop and execute comprehensive strategies designed to meet individual financial and non-financial goals.
Chicagoland Sunbelt is also a proud member of Sunbelt Midwest, which operates offices in Minnesota, Wisconsin & Illinois. For your next business purchase or sale, visit Chicagoland Sunbelt at www.chicagolandsunbelt.com.

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