April 24, 2018
People on the Move - April 2018
Boxercraft (asi/41325) has hired Jon Ryder as its new Vice President of Sales, Wholesale Division. Ryder will lead sales efforts in the wholesale channel and will be responsible for developing and growing Boxercraft’s strategic direction to increase sales and market share. He comes to Boxercraft with more than 25 years of sales and account management experience. “Jon’s impressive sales and account management experience made him a perfect candidate for the position,” said Shelley Foland, CEO of Boxercraft.
3M, parent company of 3M/Promotional Markets (asi/91240), has appointed two new executives. Sarah Grauze will become Treasurer and Vice President, Finance. Kristen Ludgate will become Senior Vice President, Human Resources. Both appointments are effective July 1.
Ennis Inc. (asi/52493) has appointed Jennifer Pettiford as the General Manager of Mutual Graphics.
SanMar (asi/84863) announced Marshall Macias has joined the company as director of digital experience. In this newly created role, Macias will work closely with SanMar customers to identify, understand and help solve some of their biggest business challenges. Macias has consulted for several Fortune 100 companies, helping them improve the digital experience.
Blue Generation (asi/40653) welcomes Michael Reisbaum as director of national accounts. Reisbaum comes to Blue Generation with experience as a distributor, decorator and supplier representative. “I'm thrilled to bring experience on all sides of the industry as well as my network of remarkable and successful promotional product distributors to Blue Generation, at whose growth and success I’ve marveled over the years,” Reisbaum said.
United Franchise Group (UFG), the parent company of Fully Promoted (asi/384000), has announced that “J.T.” Jim Tatem has been named president. Formerly the president of Signarama, a UFG brand, Tatem has been replaced by A.J. Titus. Tatem has been instrumental in launching other UFG brands and has directed several core departments in the company over the years.
365 Source/Pacific Bridge Inc. (asi/75644) has named 41-year industry veteran Steve Saltzman as senior sales executive.
Evans Manufacturing (asi/52840) welcomes Larry Frodyma as its West Coast region senior account manager covering Arizona, Southern California, Hawaii, New Mexico and Nevada.
Clegg Promo (asi/45450) welcomes 18-year industry veteran Steve DeMars as the West Coast regional sales manager, covering Arizona, California, Colorado, Oregon, Utah and Washington. “There is a lot more than meets the eye with Clegg Promo and I look forward to sharing our new product development and custom sourcing capabilities with our distributors in the western region,” DeMars said.
GAME Sportswear (asi/55752) has appointed Andrea Cancellieri as president. Her husband Enzo Cancellieri is appointed executive vice president of operations.