COREY BACKUES
Vice President, Sales | Jefferson City, Missouri
Corey has a passion for sales manager development and customer service with over 27 years of experience in the office equipment industry. He oversees the GFI Digital sales department in Missouri, Illinois and Kansas. Prior to joining GFI Digital, Corey served as Director of Sales at IKON Office Solutions (now Ricoh.) He received his sales and management training from the Gibbs family at Modern Business Systems (MBS) in the 1990’s, which later became IKON.
Corey held numerous leadership roles including Director of Sales, General Manager and Director of Business Development while at IKON. Throughout his career, he has won numerous awards and is a 26-time President’s Club recipient. His area of expertise is sales development and strategic business planning. Corey maintains active involvement in several community service organizations. He is a Board member of the United Way and he has previously been a board member of the Cole County Special Services, Board of Directors for the Jefferson City Chamber of Commerce, Better Business Bureau of Mid Missouri and Special Learning Center (which serves children with special needs), as well as St. Peter Church.
Corey received his Undergraduate degree from University of Central Missouri State and his Masters of Business Administration from William Woods University. He enjoys many outdoor activities including hunting and golf. He is married and has two children.
"At GFI Digital, we have great people who come together as a team to take care of our customers and make them number one! Plus, I love the fact that you get recognized as an individual and come together as a team to celebrate the team’s successes. Really, it’s our culture that makes GFI Digital so GREAT!"
-Corey Backues