All About PODS

Simon Gregorich has been with PODS since January 2005 and currently holds the position of SVP, Chief Financial Officer. Prior to PODS, he was the VP of Finance for O’Reilly Automotive, Inc., a publicly traded automotive retailer. He also worked for Quality Distribution, Inc., a publicly traded trucking company, as their VP and Controller, and was the Controller for Discount Auto Parts, Inc. Simon also worked for Scotty’s as their Assistant Controller and began his financial career at Deloitte & Touche as an auditor.

Aaron Parker joined the PODS board in January 2008. He has been the SVP, General Counsel and Secretary since PODS was founded. Before joining PODS, Aaron served as a consultant to a global, value-based management consulting group on corporate government matters and served as outside counsel to a Japanese-based company, handling their international franchising and related transactional work. From 1997 to 2003, Aaron served as an executive officer of Friendly Ice Cream Corporation.

Luci is a new member of the PODS leadership team. She is a dynamic executive who brings more than 25 years of modern marketing experience from different sectors, including cable, internet, mobile, home security, and healthcare. Most recently, she was SVP of Consumer Marketing at Comcast and held numerous roles with the company. Before Comcast, she worked for Charter Communications, DirecTV, Stuhlbarg International Sales Company, and PacifiCare Health Systems.

Bob brings more than 20 years of technical and strategic IT experience to his role at PODS. He has been the CIO of Estes Express, where he led transformational change. Bob enhanced the team’s skills with new technologies, agile methodologies, and process efficiencies to allow them to focus on modernizing the company and bring digital capabilities to operations. Before working for Estes, Bob was the IT Director at Performance Food Group and an IT Director at VMS, Inc.

George is an accomplished senior executive with experience in numerous operational roles. Most recently, George was a Regional President responsible for driving strategic growth of $1.5billion in revenue and servicing 184,000 customers. In this position, he reduced turnover by 20 percent YOY and initiated cultural changes that enhanced the customer experience and associate engagement, ultimately leading to double-digit profit delivery and growth. George has also been VP of Operations, General Manager, Director of Distribution, Staff Manager, and Retail Manager at several other companies.

Almost a decade ago, Jeff began his career with PODS as an Assistant Controller and has progressed at the company throughout his tenure. Jeff has made significant contributions to the PODS business model and is a prime example of the PODS values and mission. His strong financial acumen and expertise is valued by his peers and the PODS franchisee community. Before joining PODS, Jeff held leadership positions in accounting/auditing with several organizations, including Teradyne and Deloitte & Touche.

David Redmond is a seasoned executive with experience in sales, marketing, and operational roles. David was most recently the Group President of SMB and Consumer at Windstream where he was responsible for more than $2 billion of revenue and $1.5 billion of EBITDA. He had complete ownership of the customer experience while also delivering revenue, expense, and EBITDA goals. David has held various sales roles throughout his career, including SVP Consumer Sales and VP of Distribution Support for B2C and B2B sales channels.

Lisa Goettel is an accomplished senior executive who has an extensive background in developing, coaching, and leading teams. She has experience in developing and implementing core programs in performance management and human resources planning. Her career spans 20 years in consumer and retail industries. Most recently, Lisa was SVP at ServiceMaster, where she was responsible for all areas of HR, including talent management, compensation benefits, payroll, HRIS (Human Resources Information Systems), employee relations, and HR operations.