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Hickory Farms Names New Chief Marketing, Operating Officers
June 20, 2016 at 3:26 pm

Hickory Farms, Toledo, Ohio, announced that it has named Judy Ransford as the company's new chief marketing officer and Matt James as its new chief operating officer. "I am excited to have Matt and Judy join the Hickory Farms team," said Diane Pearse, CEO and president. "I have worked with them both, and know their…

National Pen Company Names New CEO
June 14, 2016 at 1:52 pm

National Pen Company, San Diego, which ranked No. 4 in Promo Marketing's Top 50 Distributor list, announced today that it has named Peter Kelly as CEO, effective immediately. Dave Thompson, former CEO of National Pen Company, will remain in the…

Raining Rose Inc. Adds National Large Account Sales Resentative
June 9, 2016 at 3:21 pm

Raining Rose Inc., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, has announced the addition of Kelly Slaughter as its new national large account sales representative. Slaughter grew up in St. Louis, and attended college at St. Louis University. She worked in her hometown for…

Elevate Brand Marketing Promotes Mike Tarter to Senior Account Manager
June 3, 2016 at 3:43 pm

Elevate Brand Marketing (formerly Big D Promos), Dallas, announced the promotion of Mike Tarter to the position of senior account manager. In this position, he will be responsible for several of the company’s key accounts, while remaining in charge of the creative team as well. “Mike has been a key contributor to our success and…

Crystal D Hires Six New Employees
May 31, 2016 at 2:48 pm

Crystal D, St. Paul, Minn., has hired six new employees in the customer service, art and marketing departments. The company hired Nichole Helmueller and Jake Calleja as customer service representatives. Outside of her work at Crystal D,…

Pinnacle Designs Adds Director of Sales and Marketing
May 18, 2016 at 2:14 pm

Pinnacle Designs, San Fernando, Calif., announced that it has added Monique Nigorizawa as its new director of sales and marketing. She joins the company with seven years of experience in the promotional products industry. Prior to joining the industry, she worked for eight years with the Hartford Financial Services Group in sales and management. She…

Raining Rose Inc. Hires Sales Assistant
May 9, 2016 at 3:07 pm

Raining Rose Inc., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, announced the hiring of its newest sales assistant, Megan Hawk. Born in Panama, Hawk moved a lot growing up as part of a military family, finding homes in Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina and Iowa. She graduated…

HALO Branded Solutions Adds Vice President of Enterprise and Program Sales
May 4, 2016 at 3:36 pm

HALO Branded Solutions, Sterling, Ill., announced the hiring of industry veteran Tommy Lewis to the newly created position of vice president of enterprise and program sales. In his new role, Lewis will be responsible for supporting and providing strategic direction to HALO Branded Solutions’ sales force in their efforts to identify and drive additional revenue…

The Legacy Group Appoints Jolie Porter as Managing Director
April 25, 2016 at 2:32 pm

The Legacy Group, West River, Md., announced the appointment of Jolie Porter as managing director. She succeeds Jessica King, who served as managing director of the group since 2011. "We are excited to welcome Jolie to the Legacy Group," said John…

Polyconcept North America Hires Field Sales Representative
April 11, 2016 at 3:24 pm

Polyconcept North America (PCNA), a Pittsburgh-based promotional products supplier, announced the addition of Kortney Deming to the hard goods field sales team. Deming, based in Orange County, Calif., will act as field sales representative in the Southern California territories, from San Diego to Santa Barbara, working with Chelle Corr-Boxely and Ed Timmerman. Deming joins PCNA…