EEI Global adds 5-6 people as it expands beyond automotive work

Anyone who has been to the likes of the Detroit Auto Show or the Woodward Dream Cruise has seen the work of EEI Global.

The Rochester Hills-based firm designs and builds exhibits for numerous car brand exhibits. However, it's its non-automotive work --with brands like Heineken Light and Sony PlayStation-- that has kept the company growing in recent years.

While automotive contracts has decreased, non-car-centric work is up 25 percent. That means the firm's revenue has grown 15 percent in the last year.

"I expect to grow even more in the next fiscal year," says Derek Gentile, CEO and president of EEI Global.

That has led the firm to add half a dozen people last year. It's an accomplishment the firm of 150 people (135 in Metro Detroit) and 5-7 interns hopes to achieve again this year. The jobs will be centered on creative sectors, such as graphic designers.

EEI Global, formerly Exhibit Enterprises, has been around since 1981 and has more than 100 clients worldwide.

Source: Derek Gentile, CEO and president of EEI Global
Writer: Jon Zemke
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