Since being acquired in 2018 by U.K.-headquartered private equity firm Elysian Capital, Facilisgroup has been focused on growing its next line of leadership. The St. Louis, MO-based promotional products technology and partnering organization has announced the following internal promotions.

Ashley McCune was promoted to chief operating officer after 15 years in the industry. She was previously vice president of operations & marketing for Facilisgroup, joining at the company’s foundation. She has played an integral part in helping the company grow to where it is today and will continue to oversee operations and marketing. In addition, her added responsibilities include taking the product engineering and IT departments to the next level.

Matthew Lamb has been named chief development officer after serving as vice president of partner development. During his 13 years with Facilisgroup, he has developed a comprehensive partner onboarding program with pre- and post-implementation processes. He has also established a highly successful partner training program, while ensuring Facilisgroup stood behind its principle of ensuring partner success through business growth. He will oversee training, partner success and stores.

Sarah Dwiggins has become training director. She has spent three and a half years in marketing and digital services at Facilisgroup, learning what makes the company’s partners tick and how to effectively communicate with them.

Lastly, Becki Heinen is now partner development director. In her two years with Facilisgroup, she has become an expert of the Facilis model and technology while developing strong relationships with company partners.

“Investing in our people has been a priority,” Chuck Fandos, CEO of Facilisgroup, said in a press release. “We’re so pleased to be able to promote these talented folks from within our current ranks.” Facilisgroup will be aggressively hiring 15 additional staff members in the coming year, Fandos said.