Commonsku welcomes Brandon Samuel as account manager and Morgan Clarke as inside sales specialist. “Brandon’s experience as a distributor is a tremendous asset to the team, as he is acutely aware of the challenges and opportunities facing a growing distributor,” said Catherine Graham, CEO of commonsku. She added: “We take customer success seriously because their growth is paramount to our success, so having someone like Morgan, who is patient and enthusiastic with clients who are experiencing fast-growth and are considering commonsku to assist with that growth, is imperative.”

KTI Promo (asi/63776) has partnered with multi-line rep firm Incentives West for West Coast representation.

Orbus Exhibit & Display Group (asi/75209) has promoted Kirk Carnes to assistant general manager of Orbus Las Vegas. Additionally, Will Rodriguez, client services supervisor, was recently awarded Exhibit City News’ Top 40 Under 40 Award.

Tekweld (asi/90807) welcomes Regina Harrington as Central regional sales manager and Matt Kozar as Southeast regional sales manager.

Cap America, Inc. (asi/43792) has promoted Curt Carr to chief financial officer. “We are thrilled to announce this promotion, which reflects Curt’s strength as a leader,” said Mark Gammon, president and COO of Cap America. “He has proven to be a complement to our team and played a critical role in our financial performance since joining us last year, while clearly demonstrating his ability to lead us on our path to new technological integration.”

Clegg Promo (asi/45450) welcomes industry veteran Reggie Gonzalez as director of sales for the Western Region. “We’re very excited to have Reggie join our team,” said Victor Macchia, Clegg’s vice president of sales & marketing. “Reggie’s diverse background on both the distributor and supplier sides of the industry will be a win-win for our distributor partners.”

Drive Marketing Group (asi/183591) welcomes Jill Rogers as director of national accounts. “The addition of Jill to our leadership team enables Drive to further advance our vision of what branded merchandise can be for today’s brands,” said Eric Weckert, owner and CEO of Drive.

OrderMyGear (asi/75225) has promoted Leonid Rozkin to chief financial officer.

Penn Emblem (asi/77120) has promoted Robert Cholodofsky as vice president of information technology. “Rob has brought solutions to Penn Emblem from a strategic standpoint that will finally bring Penn Emblem Company into the 21st Century from a technology standpoint,” said Randi Blumenthal, president of Penn Emblem. “With Rob’s involvement, his team has been critical in a myriad of projects that will benefit the customer and the company long-term.”

AIA Corporation (asi/109480) announced that St. Louis-based Universal Creative Concepts (UCC) has joined its community of nearly 300 independent distributors.

Rocketbook (asi/83078) welcomes two multi-line rep groups: Daniel Sachs of West Coast Branded Solutions will handle California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, Hawaii, Arizona, Nevada and Utah, and Joshua Brooks of Brooks & Brooks will cover New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Delaware and the District of Columbia.