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Distributor's Link Magazine Summer Issue 2015 / Vol 38 No3

52 THE DISTRIBUTOR’S

52 THE DISTRIBUTOR’S LINK NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL FASTENER & MILL SUPPLY EXPO 34 North High Street, New Albany, OH 43054 TEL 614-895-1279 FAX 614-895-3466 EMAIL info@fastenershows.com WEB www.fastenershows.com VIRGIL LINDSTROM & ROBERT SHIEH NAMED TO FASTENER EXPO “HALL OF FAME” There will be a private Fastener Expo “Hall of Fame” reception held Wednesday evening at the Treasure Island’s Kahunaville Tropical Restaurant immediately prior to the Welcome Reception. The 2015 honorees are Virgil Lindstrom, Chairman Emeritus, Lindstom Metric, Inc. and Robert Shieh, Chairman/CEO, Brighton-Best International and Founder/CEO of the Ta Chen Group. Invitations to this prestigious event will be personally extended to family and friends by the honorees. Virgil Lindstrom Virg Lindstrom was born in 1943, graduated from a 2 year trade school and from the Minnesota State University with a 4 year Bachelor of Arts degree in Business and Economics. He served in the United States Army for 6 years. Mr. Lindstrom began his career in the fastener industry in January, 1972 when he founded Metric's Inc., a metric fastener specialty company, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The initial inventory was less than 00. The business was mainly MRO customers and a few small OEMs who had converted their products to metric for export. Business growth was very slow due to lack of acceptance of the metric system of weights and measure in the United States at that time. Mr. Lindstrom traveled to Europe, Japan and Taiwan in the mid 70's to search out suppliers of metric fasteners. He joined the National Fastener Distributors Association (NFDA) in the late 70s to interact with distributors and associate members. Growth of Metric's Inc. was "organic" to include geographical expansion to Los Angeles, CA and Charlotte, NC. In 1983 Metric's Inc.'s name was changed to Lindstrom Metric, Inc. Lindstrom's platform for strategic growth included acquisitions of other metric specialty companies throughout the U.S. They are Metric Bolt, Monster Metric, Metric Systems International, Bossard Metric and most recently Titan Fasteners. Lindstrom partnered with a private equity firm in SHOW EVENT ARTICLE 2006 and a second one in 2011. Mr. Lindstrom served as the LLC Chief Executive of Lindstrom Metric, Inc. until December of 2013 when he took the role of Chairman Emeritus. Lindstrom's corporate headquarters is in Blaine (Minneapolis), MN with sales offices and distribution centers in Elgin, IL, Grand Prairie, TX, Greer, SC, New Windsor, NY, Brunswick, GA and Elk Grove Village, IL. Robert Shieh Introduced to Brighton- Best over twenty five years ago in a shared taxi ride to the airport. An entrepreneur with humble beginnings from Tainan, Taiwan, Mr. Robert Shieh is the Chairman/CEO of Brighton-Best International and Founder/CEO of the Ta Chen Group. Born in 1952, Graduated from the University of Fu-Jen in Business Administration, Mr. Shieh started his career in the fastener industry as a Overseas Sales Manager for San Sheng Corporation. Mr. Shieh hopes was to elevate the value a master distributor provides to its distributors and customers with a full depth and breadth of inventory, high quality products, competitive prices and delivered with uncompromising service. Mr. Shieh’s ambitions, intelligence and accomplishments complement precisely the stellar fastener community of past recipients’ and make him highly deserving of the honor and industry recognition. As a sign of recognition, the team of Brighton Best International congratulates Mr. Robert Shieh on his induction to the National Industrial Fastener Expo “Hall of Fame!” For more information regarding the National Industrial Fastener & Mill Supply Expo, contact Susan A. Hurley, General Manager, at (614) 895-1279, email info@fastenershows.com, or visit the Expo website at www.fastenershows.com. NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL FASTENER & MILL SUPPLY EXPO

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