Kimball Midwest Announces Executive Appointments Company adds three senior leaders, including a CFO, chief business development officer and general sales manager. Author Julio Ramirez joined Kimball Midwest on Jan. 11 as the company’s first CFO. Tyler Wooddell was promoted to chief business development officer (CBDO) effective Jan. 1. And Steve Thompson was named general sales manager effective Jan. 1. “We’re excited to welcome Julio to Kimball Midwest and promote Tyler and Steve to new roles in our company,” said Patrick McCurdy, executive vice president of sales and marketing. “All three of them will provide exceptional leadership to their teams and support the organization as a whole as we continue to grow and provide the Kimball Midwest Experience to customers across the country.”