Pat Lockridge was appointed president of Atlas Technology Group of Bentonville. The local startup is one of the fastest growing third party suppliers in the region with 32 employees in 2014 and plans to add 25 more this year.
Founder Nicholas Dozier will remain CEO of Atlas Technology Group, but has promoted Lockridge from senior vice president of sales to the role of president.
“Atlas has been experiencing tremendous growth. We need to continually align our resources to ensure we deliver the best possible products to our customers. Pat will be responsible for ensuring continued excellence within the day‐to‐day operations of the company and I will focus on enhancing our current suite of products as well as creating new tools that continue to differentiate Atlas,” Dozier said.
Prior to joining Atlas in 2013, Lockridge held leadership positions for Campbell Soup, Crossmark and other retail industry service providers. He also serves on the executive board for the Center for Retailing Excellence at the University of Arkansas.