Jack Hardy is the nuts and bolts guy of our agency.  He is the person that is charged with the responsibility to make things happen.  His extensive knowledge of the auto parts business and organizational skills keeps us on task.  All sales personnel report directly to him.  He has been very instrumental in the rapid growth our agency has had. 

Before joining Chris Kouri and Associates in 1991 he was a partner in Berreman-Hardy Inc. for 10 years.  His experience also included sales management positions with Apollo Warehouse, ACP Distributing, Cle-ware Ind. and Schroeder Distributing for a total of over 33 years experience. 


 

With close to 20 years experience as a manufacturers representative in the Pacific Northwest Brian has a reputation for follow-through and a sincere interest in win-win results for both the manufacturer and the buyer.

With experience in a variety of categories including Automotive Aftermarket, Tool & Equipment, and General Merchandise Brian has established a reputation within in industry as "the guy who gets things done".  Prior to joining Chris Kouri & Associates, Brian worked with a major West coast agency and succeeded in generating substantial sales volumes with lines such as  Philips Lighting, Audiovox, Meguiar’s, Schumacher Electric, Coni-Seal, GDI Radiators, Morse Brake, and Ray-O-Vac Batteries.

During his career Brian has called on all of the major customers in Oregon, and is uniquely experienced in both traditional warehouse distributors, as well as  the retail segments of the market.  In the past, Brian has worked hard to receive several sales and management awards over his tenure in the industry two of which were, BI-MART and G.I. Joe’s "Automotive Rep of the Year".