Array Marketing, (www.arraymarketing.com), a Scarborough, Ontario, Canada headquartered provider of in-store merchandising solutions, has appointed Katerina Ilievska as its Vice President of Marketing. Ilievska is a proven marketing leader, with B2B and B2C experience across a wide range of sectors.
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The Royal Group, (TRG), (www.teamtrg.com), has acquired Progress Container & Display. Located in Winder, GA, Progress Container is a premier solutions provider in the corrugated industry offering a range of packaging for industrial, retail, eCommerce, and point-of-purchase display customers. Progress Container marks the 17th manufacturing facility and 37th TRG location nationwide.
White Oak Display & Design, (www.whiteoakdisplay.com), a Palmyra, Pa-based display firm, has hired Milton Goodwin to direct sales for the Home Improvement market. Goodwin has led product management and sales for leading floor covering brands, including Karndean, Armstrong, Bruce, and Laufen. “Milton brings exceptional relationships, experiences, and insights in the flooring market,” said Rick Caldwell, […]
Open air commercial refrigerated showcases company, MTL COOL, has been acquired by Due North (www.duenorth.com), the newly created operating company of QBD and Minus Forty. This strategic acquisition allows Due North to further diversify and complement its multiple-product lineup. Under Due North, MTL COOL will continue to offer best-in-class inline horizontal open-air coolers, horizontal sliding […]
The Riverside Co., in partnership with Blue Point Capital Partners, has announced its investment in siffron, (www.siffron.com). Headquartered in Twinsburg, OH, siffron offers merchandising solutions across product display, loss prevention, signage, labeling and fresh produce shelving categories. Fabrizio Valentini, siffron President & CEO, said, “This new partnership enables us to think bigger, with enhanced access […]
Peachtree Packaging & Display, (www.peachtreepackaging.com), Lawrenceville, GA, has earned a new certification highlighting its commitment to sustainability. Peachtree Packaging completed a rigorous review from the Sustainable Forestry Initiative, earning a Chain of Custody certification for its corrugated packaging and display production.
ChaseDesign and JGA have integrated operations, creating a design firm capable of delivering branded retail differentiation to all retail formats. ChaseDesign, the category growth design agency, is integrating JGA, a leading Branded Environmental Design firm, into its team to create the first brand forward, category-led environmental design firm.
Bergdorf Goodman has promoted Melissa Xides to SVP Of Bergdorf Goodman Stores. Xides joined the Company in July 2019 as V.P., Customer Experience. Prior to joining the Company, she held a variety of executive leadership roles for leading consumer brands, including SoulCycle, Tory Burch, Jack Spade, Kate Spade, and Gap.
BARK, a leading omnichannel brand for dogs, has appointed Cindy Gustafson as Chief Marketing Officer. Gustafson will spearhead BARK’s marketing organization and is responsible for strategies that enhance the BARK brand and drive growth. Most recently, Gustafson served as the Global Chief Marketing Officer at WW International, Inc., formerly Weight Watchers.
Laird Superfood, has appointed Andrew Judd as Chief Commercial Officer. He will oversee marketing, sales, product development, and customer experience to drive business growth. Most recently, Laird was CMO of Yasso. Before that he served as CMO of ONE Brands and VP Marketing for the Boulder Brands business unit of Pinnacle Foods.
Siffron, (www.siffron.com), a leader in the retail display and loss prevention industry for over 60 years, has named Jim Brodzik as Business Development Manager, Loss Prevention. Brodzik comes to siffron with over two decades of experience and expertise in the loss prevention and asset protection field.
In-Store Experience, (www.instoreexperience.com), a Westport, CT-based retail design firm, has opened a regional office in Kansas City, KS. Bob Zarse has been appointed as VP of Retail Innovation for the new Midwest office. Zarse comes to In-Store with decades of CPG brand and retailer experience. He has spearheaded some of the most successful Shopper Marketing […]
Array Marketing, (www.arraymarketing.com, a Scarborough, Ont.-based display firm,has appointed Chris Olivier as North American Chief Commercial Officer. Olivier has held leadership roles in multiple retail sales, marketing and activation companies. Most recently, Olivier was CEO at SPAR Group, a retail merchandising firm.
The third generation of the Dillon Family has purchased Meyers, (www.meyers.com), a Minneapolis, MN-based display firm. Last year, the late company founder Gerry Dillon’s grandsons took the reins at the company, with Chris Dillon, Jr. moving into the role of Chief Executive Officer and Michael Dillon being named Chief Revenue Officer.
Vanguard Companies, (www.vanguardpkg.com), a Kansas City, MO-headquartered designer and manufacturer of value-added p.o.p. displays and retail-ready packaging, has appointed Drew Wilkins as new Regional Sales Manager – Bentonville, AR. Wilkins comes to Vanguard from Walmart, where he was the Retail Ready Packaging Senior Manager responsible for the RFP bid process for multi-vendor and multi-department corrugated […]
Bensussen Deutsch & Associates, LLC (BDA), has completed the acquisition of consumer insight and merchandise innovations agency, Idea Planet. The acquisition provides Dallas-based Idea Planet with expanded global reach by broadening access to additional sourcing, manufacturing and distribution channels. The combination will allow both companies increasing support for clients through enhanced control of customer strategy, […]
NELSON Worldwide, (www.nelsonworldwide.com), an award-winning architecture, design, and strategy firm, has promoted VP and Retail Practice Leader Bevan Bloemendaal to Chief Brand and Creative Officer. In this newly created role, Bevan is uniquely positioned to elevate design and strategy across the firm.
Church’s Chicken has promoted Claudia Lezcano to Sr. V.P., U.S. Marketing. In her newly updated role, Lezcano will oversee brand strategy, creative, media, and product R&D divisions across the U.S. and report directly to Pres. & CEO, Joe Christina. Lezcano first joined Church’s in 2021 as V.P., Brand Strategy & Activation.
Brown-Forman has appointed David Rodiek as V.P., Managing Director, Global Travel Retail. Rodiek joined Brown-Forman in 2005 and most recently served as V.P., Managing Director, Developing Europe, where he led strategies to grow in the company’s thirty European distributor markets.
Mattress Firm, the nation’s largest omni-channel mattress specialty retailer, has appointed Mickey Mericle as Chief Marketing & Experience Officer. Mericle will oversee the planning, development and execution of Mattress Firm’s marketing, advertising and customer experience initiatives. Mericle joins Mattress Firm from Leslie’s, the pool and spa care brand, where she was CMO.