Pierre Benoit, Joe Lourdeaux

Pierre Benoit and Joe Lourdeaux have joined the board of directors of Stateline-based Edgewood Companies.

Benoit, who has 30 years experience in corporate operations and financial strategy, previously has worked as managing director in New York for BBK Consulting, an international business advisory firm. He succeeds Margo Kelly on the Edgewood board.

Lourdeaux previously served six years on the Edgewood Advisory Board. Lourdeaux is a descendent of the Park family that established the company in the 1872, and his father, Wally, was a member of the company's board from 1986 to 2009.