OUR FOUNDERS
A combined 60 years of executive business and military experience provide the foundation of leadership for Global Envoy, Inc.
David DeAvila, Co-Founder & CEO
David brings over 20 years of international business experience with Fortune 1000 companies and foreign corporations. He has traveled to or lived in 75 different countries.
In 2016 he retired from the U.S. Army Reserves after 32 years and 38 months of deployments to include both Iraq and Afghanistan.
He holds a patent for an invention he created for Herman Miller Inc. along with having been part owner in Ceiling Scenes prior to its sale in 2008.
David also created products for the funeral industry that he launched for two separate companies. Along those same lines, David was part owner in a start-up company, Eternal Image that licensed products for the funeral industry.
His broad experience will ensure that your growth strategy will have the “legs” necessary to penetrate your desired markets. Whether you need help growing your market share, seeking new markets, finding suppliers, David will ensure your objectives are met with military precision.
Cheryl DeAvila, Co-Founder & VP of Operations
Cheryl has more than two decades of sales and leadership experience ranging between small business, and Fortune 10 enterprises. She built the business to business Retention and Acquisition sales teams for Michigan. Cheryl was the Regional Vice President of the Midwest/East Business Acquisition channel for AT&T driving $1.7M in new monthly recurring revenue through new business acquisition.
As the Regional Vice President of National Business Markets for Michigan, she was responsible for the retention and growth of an account base of $80.2M in annual revenue. Her experience includes managing a team of 109 individuals spread out over six (6) states.
As a Large Enterprise Account Executive, she delivered $22.9M in annual revenue and $6.1M in margin for Dell by effectively quarterbacking a group of 10 to 15 technical sales specialists and engineers to prioritize strategic solutions for 26 named large enterprise accounts across Michigan and Indiana.
Her broad executive experience ensures that Global Envoy meets the demanding needs of our customers through her strategic and tactical capabilities.