Top 40 distributor ePromos Promotional Products (asi/188551) said Friday that Steve Paradiso has been promoted to CEO/President of the St. Cloud, MN-headquartered company.

Jason Robbins, ePromos’ founder, chairman and former CEO, will play a less active role in day-to-day operations, but will continue to have an interest in the firm, according to a company statement.

Steve Paradiso

“ePromos was built with the goal of becoming an exceptional promotional products company – one that provides the highest level of personal customer service,” Paradiso said. “That service is at the heart of everything we do across all of our divisions. It’s such a pleasure working to bring this goal to life. I look forward to doing even more to take our business to the next level.”

Paradiso joined ePromos in 2012, and has been serving as company president. Prior to joining the firm, Paradiso spent nearly six years at Ohio-based distributor Touchstone (asi/345631), where he was chief operating officer for about five years, as well as president. Paradiso and Robbins jointly ranked 40th on Counselor’s just-released 2019 Power 50, a definitive ranking of the most influential people in the promo products industry.

In 2018, ePromos increased its annual sales 13.2% year-over-year to $60 million – good enough to place 32nd on Counselor’s latest ranking of the 40 largest distributors in the industry. The company’s five-year average annual growth rate is 14.1.% Paradiso attributes the growth to what he said is ePromos’ dynamic team. “A business is only as good as the people at the wheel,” he said. “We’ve brought in some incredibly talented people to complement the strong group we already had in place. I applaud our entire executive team, who are truly second to none.”

Looking ahead, ePromos plans to hire additional experienced sales and support personnel, Paradiso said. Founded in 1998, ePromos consists of three divisions: ePromos.com and Motivators.com, which serve businesses through their proprietary websites, as well as ePromos Brand Solutions, which is an agency that provides customized merchandise and fulfillment solutions to enterprise clients.