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.
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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.
Design Phase, (www.dphase.com), a Waukegan, IL-based p.o.p. display firm, has promoted Louis Young to Vice President of Business Development. Young is a 15-year industry veteran. For the last 4+ years, he held the position of National Account Manager at Design Phase. In his new role, Young, will lead the planning and execution of strategies to […]
Vanguard Companies, a Kansas City, MO-headquartered designer and manufacturer of p.o.p. displays, has opened a new St. Louis Sales & Design Center. The team in the new office will continue to provide creative services including conceptual sketching, graphic design, structural design, CAD sampling, prototyping, production art, and testing. The new space will have a photo […]
Morgan Li, a custom fabricator of fixtures, furniture, and graphics for retail brands around the globe, has further expanded after completing the purchase of a 230,000 sq. ft. facility in Chicago Heights, IL. This strategic purchase, which nearly doubles its total square footage, will provide the company space to expand, invest, and create dozens of […]
Marmon Retail Solutions, www.marmonretailsolutions.com, a Berkshire Hathaway company, has acquired two companies – Big Red Rooster Flow and Project CSI. Through this recent acquisition, the company and service offerings will expand to accommodate evolving customer needs. The Marmon Retail Solutions group includes L.A. Darling, DCI Marketing, Trade Fixtures, Eden, Retail Space Solutions, Commercial Zone, Store […]
The Imagine Group, (www.theimageingroup.com), a Minneapolis, MN-headquartered provider of visual communications, has appointed Terry Monday to the role of Chief Strategy Officer. Monday brings over 20 years of executive experience in visual communications and marketing. Most recently, she was Exec. V.P., Sales, at Orora Visual.
Huston Patterson and Sigma Graphics, leading suppliers of high-graphic printed materials, have merged with Lewisburg Printing Company. LPC, a portfolio company of Radial Equity Partners, manufactures printed materials and packaging for a broad range of markets.
James Cook has joined Pakit Displays, (www.pakit.com), a Bensalem, PA-based point-of-purchase display firm, as Sales Director. Cook brings 23 years of experience and knowledge to navigate the current retail environment and point-of-purchase industry.
Hostess Brands has appointed Arist Mastorides as its Chief Customer Officer. Mastorides will be responsible for global sales, customer engagement and experience programs, as well as leading the company’s category insights and the enterprise activation teams. Mastorides joins Hostess from Kimberly Clark, where he was President of the North American Family Care division.
PepsiCo has appointed Jane Wakely as Exec. V.P., Chief Consumer and Marketing Officer & Chief Growth Officer, International Foods. Wakely will focus on driving accelerated growth by elevating PepsiCo’s consumer-centricity, innovation, brand and marketing capabilities. Wakely joins PepsiCo with 28 years of marketing experience at Procter & Gamble and at Mars, where since 2019 she […]
Dippin’ Dots, the nation’s leading flash-frozen beaded ice cream brand, has appointed Adam Gross, as V.P., Sales & Marketing. Gross has been with the company for 15 years and has most recently served as the Senior Director of Sales where he was a key player in doubling the company’s sales from 2012 to 2015.