Kyle Beaird

HILLERICH & BRADSBY CO. APPOINTS KYLE BEAIRD VP, FINANCE LOUISVILLE, KY (October 9, 2014) – Hillerich & Bradsby Co., makers of Louisville Slugger diamond sports equipment and Bionic gloves, has appointed Kyle Beaird Vice President of Finance. Beaird joined H&B in 2012 as Director of Financial Planning and Analysis. “Kyle has been a tremendous asset to our company since he arrived nearly three years ago,” said Hillerich & Bradsby CEO John Hillerich IV. “He’s taken our company to a new level of financial planning and analysis to help us make sound business decisions. Kyle is an invaluable member of our management team who has certainly earned this promotion.” In his new role, Beaird will provide financial, operational and strategic support for corporate development, strategic partnerships, financial planning, budgeting, forecasting and reporting. Prior to joining H&B, Beaird served as an investment banker with Legg Mason as well as FBR & Co. in Washington, D.C. He also served as an investment banker with KeyBanc Capital Markets in Denver.. Beaird earned his undergraduate degree from Iowa State University in 1997 and his MBA at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 2003. Beaird is a die-hard baseball fan. He’s also an avid mountaineer, having summited Mount Everest in Tibetan China, Denali in Alaska and a number of other significant peaks in the U.S., South America and Europe. Beaird is also a distance runner and triathlete. He and his wife, Jill, live in Louisville and have two children, Boden and Bronwyn.