Cokem International

COKeM International Ltd.

Type	Private company
Industry	Distribution
Founded	2000
Founder(s)	Chuck Bond
Headquarters	Minneapolis, Minnesota United States
Area served	United States Latin America Canada
Key people	Chuck Bond (President and CEO)
Employees	75+
Website	http://www.cokem.com

COKeM International Ltd. is a full service distribution company located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is one of the largest value video game distribution companies in the United States, but has also integrated services into other markets including healthcare, sporting goods, and outdoor equipment.

History

Founded by Chuck Bond in February 2000, as a small computer software distributor, COKeM expanded into video games and grew through alternative market expansion and retail program development. Today, COKeM employs 75 full time employees and thousands of temporary employees in Minnesota each year.

Management team

Chuck Bond, President and CEO
Paul Eibeler, Chairman
Scott Johnson, Chief Financial Officer
Jon Halper, VP Procurement
Joe Rehak, VP Operations
Donna Walden, VP Marketing

Services

COKeM provides services that include distribution, customized brick & mortar fulfillment (including vendor-managed inventory), dot-com fulfillment, Nintendo assembly services, print management, creative design, account management and merchandising solutions.

Products

COKeM focuses primarily on growth of the under $20 value video game market, including all current platforms: Wii, DS, X360, PSP, PS2, PS3, and 3DS. The company also distributes accessories and licensed merchandise.

Successes

• Entrepreneur Magazine awarded COKeM #1 on the Hot 100 two consecutive years.
• #1 Fastest Growing Minnesota Company by the Business Journal.
• Inc. 500 Fastest Growing companies.

References

• http://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/stories/2002/05/13/daily37.html
• http://www.inc.com/inc5000/profile/cokem-international
• http://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/stories/2002/09/23/story4.html

External links

• Company Homepage: http://www.cokem.com/