AVS Companies – a distributor of amusement, gaming and vending equipment headquartered in Elk Grove Village, Illinois – announced that Carla Saunders is retiring from the amusement and gaming industries effective April 1, 2022. Saunders is a sales account executive at the Elk Grove Village office and has been with the company for 17 years. She first came aboard in 2005 when AVS acquired Worldwide Distributors.
Jeff Yoder, vice president and general manager of AVS Companies, added, “Her industry knowledge, dedication, and wonderful sense of humor will be sorely missed by all of us.”
Tony Shamma, vice president of sales, added, “It has been a great honor and a blessing to work by her side over the years. Carla has been a mentor for our team and most importantly she has been a wonderful friend.”