Warren Anderson

 
The Anderson-DuBose Company
6575 Davis Industrial Parkway
Solon, Ohio 44139
(440) 248-8800
 
 

Warren Anderson is the President and General Manager of The Anderson-DuBose Company. The Anderson-DuBose Company is a distributor of McDonald's products to over 266 restaurants in northeastern Ohio, western Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

Warren became the owner of the McDonald's distribution center in Solon after two years of extensive training from 1989 to 1991 with similar distributors across the country. Determination and perseverance paid off, and in November of 1991, Warren Anderson and Steve DuBose purchased 51% majority of The Martin-Brower Company, becoming the first and only minority distributor in the McDonald's distribution network. In July of 1993, Warren was able to buyout his partner and become the sole majority owner. Business continued to go well, and in March of 1995, Warren Anderson obtained 100% the Distribution Center. The Anderson-DuBose Company is one of 40 McDonald's distributors in North America. Anderson-DuBose is currently the seventeenth largest African-American industrial-service company in the United States, and the number one largest African-American company in Ohio.

Warren graduated from The University of Michigan, School of Literature, Science and the Arts majoring in Radio and Television Production with a Bachelor of General Science degree in 1974. He then entered The University of Michigan's School of Communication and graduated with Master's degree in 1976 majoring in Broadcast Journalism.

Beginning his career in 1975, Warren held various positions at radio and television companies in Washington DC, Detroit, New York and Hartford. Some of these positions include Account Executive, National and Local Sales Manager and lastly, General Sales Manager.

Currently, being a board member of Playhouse Square Foundation, Cuyahoga Community College Foundation, Leadership Cleveland and The Shoreby Club, Warren feels very strongly about being able to give back to the community. The Anderson-DuBose Company contributes to various organizations including: United Way, United Black Fund, NAACP, United Negro College Fund, and the Ronald McDonald House. Warren is a graduate of Leadership Cleveland Class of 1995 and a member of the Young President’s Organization.