In April 2022, Pearson-Kelly Technology hired Tyson Johns as its new Director of Finance. Johns has 11 years of experience in the copier industry in Springfield, Missouri.  

"We’d been keeping an eye out for a Director of Finance for a while, but couldn’t find the exact right fit," said Chelsey Bode, CEO and Owner at Pearson-Kelly Technology. "Getting Tyson on our team was a no-brainer. He worked in our industry, knows our business and fits our culture. Win-win-win."

Johns started his professional career at BKD in public accounting. After working with BKD clients across the country for two years, he entered the private accounting space at Corporate Business Systems as their Finance Director in the fall of 2009.  Learn more about his experience as a leader and in the finance industry in this podcast episode!

While he never intended to stay in the copier space long, Johns spent the next seven years rising through the ranks to CFO and then President and CEO, where he also successfully managed the merger of Corporate Business Systems and SumnerOne.  After leaving SumnerOne in 2020, Johns consulted with businesses across the Springfield-metro area before landing at Anything Possible Brands in 2021. 

"I worked with Tyson at Corporate Business Systems and never thought I’d get the opportunity to work with him again," said Lee Flood, President at Pearson-Kelly Technology. "I’m excited to get another opportunity to learn from him."