FOCUS Brands, parent company of Auntie Anne’s, Carvel, Cinnabon, Jamba, Moe’s Southwest Grill, McAlister’s Deli, and Schlotzsky’s, announced that Brian Krause has been named Chief Development Officer. Krause joins FOCUS Brands from Inspire Brands, where he most recently served as Chief Development Officer of Jimmy John’s.
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Kum & Go has appointed Tracy Ging as Chief Marketing Officer. Ging joins Kum & Go from S&D Coffee and Tea, where she was Chief Business Officer and worked with major foodservice and convenience partners on their better-for-you beverage programs, sustainable sourcing strategies, and overall menu innovation.
Sprouts Farmers Market has named Gilliam Phipps as Sr. V.P., Chief Marketing Officer. Phipps will oversee Sprouts’ marketing, advertising, customer engagement and private label teams. Phipps brings more than twenty years of experience in marketing strategy, branding, and product/private label development to Sprouts. He most recently served as V.P., Branding, Marketing & “Our Brands” at […]
Ziebart, the global leader in car appearance and protection services, which operates 400 locations, has promoted Larisa Walega to Vice President of Marketing. As Vice President of Marketing, her key responsibilities will include building and executing a holistic brand awareness strategy through digital marketing, sales promotion, public relations, store layout and marketing of new products […]
Dano’s Tequila has appointed Conley Fitzpatrick as Chief Marketing Officer. Fitzpatrick will oversee all of Dano’s Tequila’s marketing, communications, business development, branding and advertising efforts. She previously held a variety of commercial and brand positions at Diageo and led marketing efforts for Cîroc Vodka and Deleon Tequila
Miller Zell, (www.millerzell.com), a retail experience solutions company. has appointed Michael Larkin as Sr. V.P. Retail Sales & National Accounts, and has named Jamie Smith as V.P., Global Sourcing & Procurement. Prior to joining Miller Zell, Larkin was a business development executive with QUAD Graphics and V.P., Business Development at SGK, Inc. Smith has 20 […]
Great Northern Corp., Oshkosh, designers and producers of packaging and p.o.s. displays, has appointed Bruce Kehler as V.P., Sales Development. In his role, Kehler will provide sales leadership, strategic account development and key account relationship management. Kehler comes to GNC from Amcor Flexibles North America, where he most recently served as Sr. Director Sales – […]
Royal Containers, (www.royalcontainers.com), a Brampton, Ontario-headquartered display and packaging firm, has acquired C&B Display Packaging, a Missisaua, Ontario-based display firm. With a shared desire for strategic growth, C&B and Royal Containers are positioned to compete in the corrugated marketplace.
INNOMARK Communications, LLC, a Fairfield, OH-headquartered Visual Marketing company, has introduced Innomark East. This new venture, located in Secaucus, New Jersey, will leverage INNOMARK’s prepacked display capabilities to serve the Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) market. John Feindt and Fulvio Pagnozzi, former owners/partners of The Strive Group, are both partners and stakeholders in INNOMARK East and […]
Bay Cities, (www.bay-cities.com), a Pico Rivera, CA-based display firm, has appointed Michael Musgrave as its new Chief Operating Officer (COO). Musgrave will be responsible for the Manufacturing plants, including the Digital and Permanent Display division, Design departments and the Packout facilities.