Chief Executive Officer
Heating, Air-conditioning, & Refrigeration Distributors International
Talbot Gee moved to Columbus, Ohio, to join HARDI in 2006 after serving as Executive Director for wholesale distributor trade associations in the security hardware, horticultural supplies, and general aviation industries for five years as part of an association management company based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In his role as HARDI’s CEO, Gee oversees the association’s new and ongoing efforts to increase distributor members’ competitive advantage, and that of their committed supplier partners and customers, in their respective markets. He accomplishes this through proprietary education and professional development, benchmarking and market data analyses, government affairs and advocacy, and the exchange of proven best practices. Gee regularly writes for industry and distribution publications and also represents HARDI’s membership in front of a wide array of audiences speaking on the value of wholesale distribution, government affairs trends and updates, specific issue briefs, and emerging HVACR opportunities.
Thursday, October 21, 2021
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM