AFD - Key Persons
As Executive Vice President, Aaron directly supports the CEO in the global growth of AFD. His experience and leadership have been focused on new business development as well as maximizing the operating performance of AFD. Aaron works with clients to implement cost-effective solutions that best leverage our resources and those of our manufacturers. Prior to joining AFD in 2019, Aaron was Vice President at the inception of Global IFS, where he was instrumental in the merge of 3 independent entities; Haworth TecCrete flooring, Camino Modular Solutions, and Hitech. Prior to that, he was Vice President of Sales for Hitech. Aaron holds dual BA degrees in both Mathematics and Political Science from Rutgers University.
David Aarons earned his undergraduate degree at Emory University in 2000 and was awarded a Phi Beta Kappa. In 2002 he earned his Masters of Science in Management at the University of Florida in which he was an MSM Scholar. In 2002 he started working for AFD Contract Furniture, Inc. as an Account Executive and was responsible for generating new business. He also helped establish AFD Contract Furniture of Puerto Rico. From 2006 to 2008 he attended NYU at night studying for his 2nd Masters of Science in Real Estate with a concentration of Asset Management and graduated in 2008. In 2010 he became responsible for General Management responsibilities. In 2011 he started up Integrated Workplace Environment (IWE) in Costa Rica and helped start up IWE in Panama, both wholly owned subsidiaries of AFD Contract Furniture, Inc. In 2012 to present, David is still involved with new business development, contract negotiation, oversight of client relationships and general management responsibilities. From 2013 to 2017 he served on the board of directors for New Alternative for Children in which he was on the real estate, finance and audit committee. In 2018, he joined the board of directors of Children's Medical Funds. In March 2019 David was appointed CEO of AFD Contract Furniture Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries.
Job Titles:
- Senior Vice President, Sales
David serves in a general management capacity at AFD and is responsible for supervising and maximizing all client activities related to design, schedule and financial objectives. David works with clients to implement cost-effective furniture solutions that best leverage our resources and those of our manufacturers. As a key member of the management team, he spearheads the new business development team at AFD. David first started working for AFD in high school, loading trucks and organizing various departments in the warehouse. Prior to joining AFD full time in 1999 as a salesperson, David worked for UBS in the equity research department. He specialized in developing and marketing research reports to institutions for the healthcare industry. David holds dual BA degrees in Economics and History from Hobart College.
Job Titles:
- Senior Vice President, Global Accounts
Job Titles:
- Executive VP of AFD Property Group
Gregg joined AFD in 2008 after receiving his college degree. In 2009, Gregg established AFD Property Group. Today AFD's portfolio of commercial, residential, and industrial properties exceeds more than a million sq. ft. of space.
After practicing law for a number of years, Richard joined his father Sam as Co-Founder and President of AFD in 1980. Today, Richard continues to facilitate the company goal of staying in the forefront of industry trends and value added services. His close working relationships with all major clients and sales teams has been instrumental in the rapid growth of AFD. Richard spearheaded the 2002 start up of AFD Puerto Rico, the 2011 opening of IWE in Costa Rica and the 2016 opening of IWE in Panama. Richard has a BA from George Washington University and a law degree from Fordham Law School. He is also a member of the NY State Bar Association.
Job Titles:
- President AFD - Puerto Rico / President IWE - Costa Rica & Panama
After serving his country in the armed forces during the Second World War, Sam Aarons began working in the furniture industry and soon discovered his passion for rebuilding furniture and building business. In the early days, Sam would work all day selling surplus furniture and acquiring accounts. Then at night, he would stay to refurbish the wood furniture with his own hands. Over time, he built a partnership and a thriving office furniture business. After many years of continued success, Sam knew it was time to raise the bar when he co-founded AFD, along with his son Richard, in 1980. Since that point, this small family business has grown exponentially to become one of the leading companies in office furniture management. Today, a new generation of leadership is in place at AFD. Until his passing in 2014, Sam continued to come to work regularly to lend his wisdom and expertise gained from a lifetime of industry experience and his love for people and service. Sam inspired us with his leadership, dedication, mentorship and friendship. He will always be remembered.
Job Titles:
- Chief Operating Officer
- Owners
As one of the owners of AFD, Ted has been instrumental in leading the firm since he joined in 1982. In conjunction with Richard Aarons, he has helped grow AFD from an $8 million revenue company in 1982 to one of the largest office furniture dealers in the country. Ted facilitates the exploration of alternate financial arrangements for purchases (i.e. leasing), initiates buying agreements, and conducts contract negotiations with manufacturers. He represents the interests of AFD's clients to Steelcase, the Design Partnership Companies, and other preferred manufacturers. Prior to joining AFD, he was a VP of a Welsh, Carson, and Anderson-owned company. Before that, Ted spent 8 years at the ITEL Corporation, as a regional Vice President. Ted holds a BS degree from the University of Hartford.
Todd brings over 15 years' of financial management experience with a background in both accounting and tax. He is directly responsible for all financial aspects of the business including accounting and tax practices, budgeting, financial planning, financial analysis, and monitoring of financial performance. Prior to joining AFD, Todd was with Deloitte and Touché and served as a senior manager in the advisory services group. Todd holds a BBA in accounting from Hofstra University and is a certified public accountant in the states of New York, Texas and Oklahoma.