Management
Mr. Kosar is responsible for strategic planning, financial forecasting, financing, and general executive guidance. He leads the Made-in-America initiative at AERON and is hands-on in growing the Iowa plant. Mr. Kosar has been in executive sales and marketing management for most of his career. His most recent position prior to AERON was Vice President of Sales and Marketing at ArtSelect, a cutting edge e-commerce company based in Fairfield, where he more than tripled sales over a three year time period.
Ms. Hadley co-founded AERON and has guided the development of the enterprise from an operational, legal and financial standpoint since inception, as well as being involved in product development and marketing. Previously, Monica co-founded Fairfield Accounting Services, Inc., which is still going strong, serving the local business community. She is enrolled to practice before the Internal Revenue Service. Monica served on the board of directors of Country Fresh, LLC, a Houston-based fresh food processor, for 5 years, and as its CFO, she shepherded the company through two acquisitions by private equity groups. Monica also produces the Writers’ Voices with Monica and Caroline radio show and podcast, interviewing world-renowned authors alongside her octogenarian mother. She is the founder of The Iowa Justice Project, Inc., a nonprofit working in the area of criminal justice reform.
Mr. Orme-Johnson oversees the everyday activity of AERON, both in the US and overseas. In his role as President and CEO, Mr. Orme-Johnson implements short-term tactical plans and initiatives while keeping long-term strategy in mind. He guides the sales and customer service teams and is heavily involved in product development and engineering. Prior to joining Aeron, Orme-Johnson spent 15 years as a top producer in a number of professional sales positions, and his persistence at AERON led to the company’s first sales breakthroughs. He holds a B.A. and M.A. in Literature from Maharishi International University in Fairfield, Iowa.
Mr. Smith invented AERON’s original product, the DriveTime 12-volt aromatherapy diffuser, and he and Monica Hadley started Aeron to bring his vision to life. Subsequently, Smith founded SEO Design Solutions, the company behind one of the most-downloaded WordPress plug-ins for SEO of all time, SEO Ultimate WordPress Plugin, as well as the SEO Bootcamp training series and the SEO Design Framework for WordPress. Currently, Smith works behind the scenes for AERON, building out our web properties, managing advertising and lead generation, performing his search engine optimization magic, and providing eCommerce strategy, execution and support.
Mr. Gandy serves as Aeron’s in-house attorney and primary source of legal advice in all areas of the company, including corporate transactional work, intellectual property development and protection, and international trade compliance. Raised in a military family, Gandy earned his undergraduate degree with honors from Harvard University, and his law degree from the University of Texas at Austin. Paul has maintained a private law practice in Fairfield for over 28 years and serves on the Fairfield City Council. He is also a member of the Magistrate Nominating Commission for Jefferson County, the Judicial Nominating Committee for District 8A, which includes Jefferson County, and a board member of the Iowa Justice Project.
Mr. Leung, who is fluent in English and Mandarin, is based in Hong Kong and is our direct liaison with Aeron’s two partner factories in China as well as a vast network of sub-suppliers and service providers. Other responsibilities include hiring and managing Aeron Pacifica’s team of designers, engineers, sourcing agents and quality control technicians. Leung holds a Bachelor of Management degree from the University of Lethbridge in Alberta, Canada; a Professional Diploma in Quality Management including Six Sigma Green Belt and Lean Manufacturing training from Hong Kong Baptist University; and is certified as a Six Sigma Black Belt.
These are the people who work behind the scenes and keep everything running smoothly – your orders processed, components purchased, shipments arranged, and everyone happy (and paid!) These sometimes thankless, but such vital responsibilities, fall to our finance, accounting, operations and human resources team members who work prodigiously to keep everything on track.
Aeron’s B2B sales and marketing team goes above and beyond to match Aeron products with our customers’ needs and provide the support to ensure success at retail. Whether it is one of our packaged and ready-to-sell home or car fragrance or aromatherapy lines, a white label version, or a custom private label program built from the ground up, this team knows how to get the customer what they want.
What is it and will it work? Our technical services team includes the designers, engineers and testers, quality control and production line managers who get your ideas onto your store shelves on time, on budget, and in-compliance. In other words, with perfection. Whether a brand new product or refining a design you already have, we bring state-of-the art resources and technology to design it and then kick its tires through testing, prototyping, and securing industry compliance.
This team sources the world over for trends, styles, materials and processes to make every product look and function just right. Their collective muscle can be brought in during concept, R&D, or engineering phases, or even after product prototyping. From concept illustration to color choices, decorative finishes, packaging design, even functional enhancements and beyond, this team possesses a deep knowledge of what’s possible to make your products fresh, current and super on-point for today’s market.
The backbone of a successful design, engineering and manufacturing firm is its ability to secure the best materials and resources at the best cost, and make sure that each and every development project stays on track and on budget. For you, this means the best pricing options as you send new products to your stores.
Maxine is the one you can hear smiling when you call. She plans parties, games, and festivals for us to let off some steam, keeps everyone’s supplies stocked, and our building functioning at full capacity. Maxine often teams up with Denny, the most extraordinary handyman ever. The two conspire to get the staff all we need, so we can get our customers all they need. It’s a great arrangement!