Joel Beckom joins Universal Leather

Will help hide resource expand services

Joan Gunin -- Furniture Today, August 20, 2008

HIGH POINT - Joel Beckom has joined hide resource Universal Leather as sales and product development manager, a new position.

Beckom has spent 25 years in leather production, the past five at Leather Master as manager of manufacturing sales and technical services. Earlier, he worked at Branaa Tannery in Uruguay, Leather Miracles and Lackawanna Leather.

Beckom reports to Universal Leather President Ken Kochekian.

"We are expanding our in-house technical services," said Kochekian. "We have someone at the tanneries in South America but with Joel, we'll now also have someone here in the States. He will work with manufacturers on troubleshooting and technical presentations."