Management

Geiger, Lewiston, Maine, has hired Sarabeth Anderson for the position of division sales vice president for Geiger West Coast effective Jan. 1, 2018. Anderson has worked in the promotional products industry for more than 12 years. Most recently, she served as director of strategic and national accounts for Pro Towels. Her industry experience spans both…

Happy New Year. From the day this article is published, you have 363 days left in your new year. You have a clean slate. A fresh opportunity. What will you accomplish with these 363 days? Dream big. Businesses in North America spend almost $300 billion per year on printing and promotional products. You are within…

Pierre Montaubin, formerly general manager of BIC Graphic for Asia-Pacific, has been promoted to the newly-created position of vice president global support services for BIC Graphic. In an effort to improve customers’ experiences and delivery model efficiency, BIC Graphic has tapped Montaubin to oversee customer relations, logistics/freight and global sourcing in this new role. He…

National Pen Co., headquartered in San Diego, Calif., announced that it plans to create more than 250 jobs at its facility in Dundalk, Ireland, over the next five years as part of an expansion plan. This comes after National Pen Co. was acquired by Venlo, Netherlands-based Cimpress last year. “A year ago in December 2016,…

WOWLine, Syosset, N.Y., announced that it has hired Andy Arruda, MAS, as its new national sales manager. In his new role, Arruda will be responsible for managing all sales efforts. Prior to joining WOWLine, he was a national sales manager for Braintree, Massachusetts-based Hub Pen Company. Arruda has more than 30 years of extensive industry…

Crystal D, St. Paul, Minn., has promoted three employees to new positions. Marketing manager Bridget Dahlgren has been promoted to director of sales and marketing. Dahlgren will now oversee the business development, inside sales solutions and marketing departments. Marketing coordinator Alexis Kurttila has been promoted to marketing manager. Kurttila will lead the marketing department to…

NC Chocolate Manufacturing LLC (NCCM), parent company of Chocolate Inn/Taylor & Grant, acquired the assets of Lanco, Ronkonkoma, N.Y. The acquisition, which is NCCM's sixth in the promotional products industry and its largest to date, was finalized on Dec. 8. "We are excited to announce the acquisition of Lanco," Lance Stier, managing member of NCCM,…

Starline Inc., Grand Island, N.Y., announced the addition of Brian Porter to its senior management team as senior vice president of sales and marketing. Porter brings with him more than 20 years of promotional products experience to the Starline family, and remains an active volunteer in the industry. He most recently served as vice president…

Yesterday, Prime Line and alphabroder announced their plans to merge the two companies, creating options for distributors with both hard goods on the Prime Line side and soft goods on alphabroder's.…

alphabroder, Trevose, Pa., the leading distributor of imprintable sportswear and accessories in North America, has announced the addition of Bridgeport, Connecticut-based Prime Line to its family of brands. The combination of these two companies establishes a new standard in the industry for convenience, service and solutions, creating the industry’s first true "one-stop-shop." “As a family…