John Erkert

John has been a leader of group companies for more than twenty-nine years. He has served as CFO of Rapid Granulator, IPEG Group, and PiovanGroup North America and was COO before being promoted to CEO of the North America Region and President at Conair.

Before coming to Conair and PiovanGroup North America, John spent nine years as a CPA with KPMG and one year with RSM. John received his BS in Business Administration and Accountancy from MacMurray College and his MBA from Northern Illinois University. John was also an adjunct Assistant Professor in the MBA program at Rockford University. John is a CEPA, CSCA, CM&AA, CM&AI, CGMA, CMA, and CPA and sits on several company’s fiduciary Board of Directors.