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Institute members, please contact us with news about your company's personnel changes and industry awards.August 2007
MARS Advertising named Carmen Fox vice president, account director, and Robert Viney vice president, client services director.
7-Eleven Inc. promoted Doug Foster from vp of marketing to chief marketing officer. Foster is responsible for marketing, advertising, promotions and corporate communications for 7-Eleven stores in the U.S. and Canada.
As of June 1, Benchmark has joined Anthem Worldwide, a design agency with offices across the U.S., Canada, the U.K. and Asia. Benchmark named Carole Winters research/communications coordinator and Bill Kapcar director, new business development.
Anheuser-Busch promoted Dan Hoffmann to vp of brand creative services and Dave Eads to director, brand creative services, POS.
Gary Riege was named senior buyer for ConAgra Foods. He works from the comapny's Omaha, NE, location.
Bill Koch and Kathy Powell recently joined The Garvey Group in Niles, IL, as account executives.
Chute Gerdeman Retail hired Faith Bartrug as senior designer in brand and visual strategy, Virginia Kistler as a designer on the design development team, and Gretchen Ardizzone as strategic resource coordinator for the marketing department.
Joe March joined New Creature as chief financial officer and chief administrative officer.
Fitch hired Bryan Gailey as creative director for the New York studio. Mark Miller was named studio director for one of the Columbus creative teams.
PowerPact hired James Geffken as a client services supervisor for the Sony account, Cyndi Cawthorne as project manager specializing in event execution, Joel Garza as art director for the Sony account, and Margaret Reid as a new client services manager for the General Mills and Brown-Forman accounts.
G2 hired Jaime Zambrana as partner/creative director for the New York City office and Brian Cohen as partner at the Stamford, Conn., office.
Alloy Inc. has acquired Frontline Marketing, a national in-store advertising and display network in 8,000 grocery stores.
Chris Gayton joined Channel M as vp of marketing. Anthony Petrillo has joined the company as senior account director at the New York office.
Timothy Reed was hired as svp of global communications for OgilvyAction.
POP Displays appointed Edward R. Wohlwender as president and CEO. George Arnold joined the company as vice president of global supply.
Damay Marketing hired Tanya Miller-Collins as partner and planning officer and Ken Featherston as partner and creative officer.
Draftfcb named Jim Lucas to head the agency's newly formed Shopper Marketing Division. Lucas will serve as executive vice president and director of the new retail-centric unit.
Angela Craig has been promoted to planning coordinator with TBWA/Chiat/Day in Los Angeles.
Beam Global Spirits & Wine hired Mike Glennon as vice president of customer management.
Steve Gucinski has been hired as design manager at Midland Container.
United Displaycraft promoted Tim Richardson to vice president of sales and development.
Leggett & Platt Display Group appointed Anne McNeill to president of DisplayPlan US, a new division headquartered in Chicago.
Harvey & Daughters hired Ann Franklin as an account supervisor. Stephen Rogers was named executive vice president.
April 2007
William V. Carafello was promoted from executive vice president to president of Trans World Marketing. James D. Cavaluzzi was named the firm's chairman.
The InStore Media Corp. hired Nancy Tucker as its new vp of marketing & client development.
Campbell Soup Co. named Susan Bell director of in-store merchandising for the Pepperidge Farm division.
Callaway Golf named John Lombardi director of merchandising.
Valassis named Michael Kowalczyk to the newly created position of senior vp and general manager of Valassis In-Store Marketing, the company's new in-store division.
Robbie Workman was hired as creative services director for U.S. Display Group's Tennessee facility.
The Ogilvy Group has formed OgilvyAction, a new unit to provide a full range of brand activation services globally. 141 Worldwide and Dialogue will continue to exist in certain regions as independent units.
The Home Depot Co. elected Frank Blake as chairman and CEO.
Amy Brown was recently hired as sales coordinator for Impact Fulfillment Services.
MARS Advertising promoted Stephanie Battaglia to associate creative director. Katie M. Sachs was appointed senior art director, publications.
Michael Parsons has been named vice president of integrated new business at Marketing Support Inc.
Imagine! Print Solutions hired Judy German as director of marketing.
Beam Global Spirits & Wine named Rory Finlay senior vice president and global chief marketing officer in charge of overseeing global marketing strategies for Beam's brands.
Frank Mayer & Associates hired Richard Johnson as an account executive based out of the company's New York office.
Leggett & Platt formed DisplayPlan US, a new Chicago branch offering services previously provided through the company's U.K. branch. Anne McNeill was named president of the new branch. Bob Hays was promoted to president, Leggett & Platt Display Group, of which DisplayPlan is a part.
Adams Magnetic Products named Craig Myers manager, national sales and customer service for flexible magnets and magnet product assemblies.
February 2007
Kimberly-Clark hired Anthony J. Palmer as chief marketing officer. He will work on the company's global initiatives.
G2 Promotional Marketing promoted Mary Lineburg to managing partner of its Dallas office. Jonathan Dodd has been appointed to the position of director of global strategy.
Bruce Levinson has taken a new position at Unilever's London headquarters as director, global marketing training.
Future Brands has promoted Matt Metz to vice president, distributor strategy and planning.
SMP Display & Design Group hired Mark Sadauskas as a new regional account manager (sales).
Lingo Manufacturing Company has hired Todd Klosterman as regional sales manager and Matt Bell as a designer.
Drake Corp. has launched Drake Display, a new division focused on creating and manufacturing P-O-P displays.
Kroger's Fry's Food & Drug Stores has selected The Sunflower Group as its exclusive in-store marketing services provider.
Compass Display hired Gerard Gausselin as director of business development.
Rapid Displays hired Michael Farrell as an account executive in the sales department.
GFX International named James M. McLaughlin as senior vice president of sales and client services.
AMD Industries hired Matt Baker as director of business development.
David Preston has a new position with Coca-Cola as group director, shopper insights strategy & planning. He formerly was a brand manager for Coke Zero.
Ovation In-Store promoted Melissa Weshler Oratz to executive vice president and COO.
Ryan Partnership hired Anthony Shrinker as managing director, retail merchandising.
Information Resources Inc. hired David "Bump" Williams as executive vice president and general manager of the company's beer, wine and spirits and Wall Street practices in North America.
December 2006
Miller Brewing Co.'s Michael Hand, director - programming, media and marketing assets, and Sanford Corp.'s Becky Stapleton, packaging engineering manager, were among the seven "P-O-P People to Watch" profiled in the November issue of P-O-P Times.Gates Corp. promoted Jay Guddat to president of Gates Unitta Power Transmission China, SIP Suzhou. Steve Nichols was named director of the Carquest Belts & Hoses division.
Lane Adams has joined CJRW/NW as account supervisor. He previously worked for Saatchi & Saatchi X.
Honeywell International promoted Justin McCurnin to trade channel marketing leader, business control systems. He formerly was trade channel marketing manager for retail accounts.
Kate Gjerstad joined Malone Advertising as account supervisor, Target team. She formerly worked at Boom Island as director of account services.
HGDS (formerly Hub Group Distribution Services) has been renamed Footprint Retail Services, headquarted in Lisle, IL.
Midland Container hired Terry Skalmoski as vice president of sales.
Boyd Tveit joined Liquid Agency as creative director. He formerly was creative director at Pacifico Advertising.
Andersen Corp. promoted Juliet Bordson to category marketing manager, patio doors & windows; Michael Gottsacker to product manager, storm doors; and Trish Doede to marketing communications manager.
141 Worldwide named Jon Goynshor as director of 141 Premiere, a sports and entertainment division to the agency.
Ryan Partnership hired Dawn M. Lombard as managing director, customer marketing.
Design Display Group appointed Seth Aronson to vice president of business development.
Randy Moderhack has joined Visual Marketing as director of marketing.
LINPAC Inc. was renamed U.S. Display Group Inc. following Mannkraft Corp.'s acquisition of the company.
Sherry Stuckert has joined U.S. Display Group as an account executive, sales.
Brigit Pegg recently joined Artisan Complete as marketing coordinator.
October 2006
The Home Depot named Mark Holifield senior vice president, supply chain.
Fitch named Mike Bills and George Murphy as managing partners, the Americas; Lucy Unger and Peter Cowie as managing partners, EMEA; Ian Bellhouse as managing partner, Asia; and Don Hasulak, managing director, architecture, the Americas.
Black & Decker hired Debra Balcerzak-Wilson as senior marketing manager on the brand communications team.
David Bullard has joined DESA Specialty Products as vice president of marketing. Keith Springs was promoted to president of the company's Heath/Zenith division.
Interstate Container has hired Rich Hall as a staff designer.
G2 appointed Thomas Vasquez as senior partner, creative; Wendy Romanoff as senior partner, account management; Claudine Moore as principal, corporate communications; and Jessica Owen-Ward director, corporate communications.
Orange County Container promoted Dan Domino to general manager, Zapp Packaging division.
Alan Katz has been named managing director of Taurus Display.
Americhip hired Alana Steingold as regional accounts manager and opened a new office and showroom in Chicago.
Information Resources Inc. hired Andrew Salzman as EVP and global CMO and announced the acquisition of Secant Inc.
Creative Carton celebrated its 30th Anniversary and was awarded Target Corp.'s In-Store Marketing Award of Excellence for work on in-store displays and signage.
Frank Mayer & Associates Inc. named Bill Warren an account executive.
Saatchi & Saatchi X was appointed as agency of record to lead Wal-Mart's shopper, in-store and associate communications.
Midland Display Group has hired Cindy Connolly as marketing manager/sales administrator.
Erin Anderson joined SAI Marketing as an account supervisor.
Boyd Tveit joined Liquid Agency as a Creative Director
Wil Garland was named president of Cannon Solutions.
August 2006
Microsoft Corp. promoted Parisa Zander to group manager, worldwide visual merchandising, Microsoft Entertainment and Devices Division. She previously worked as the group visual merchandising manager for both Xbox and PC games. Parisa was one of nine 2005 P-O-P Times People to Watch and recently joined the Institute's Executive Advisory Council.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch recently featured an interview with Jim Marstiller, president, The Solution Partnership. In the article, Marstiller discusses challenges facing American companies as they struggle to innovate in response to international competition. Marstiller was inducted into the P-O-P Hall of Fame in 2004.
GFX Dynamics won two out of six available awards at the Digital Retailing Expo Conference in Rosemont, IL. The company was awarded "Best In Class," creative content in a retail setting, for a display produced for fashion designer Lara Miller; and "Interactivity Innovation" for their SmartTable installation at Nygard International in Toronto.
The Love Box Co., a division of Pratt Industries, promoted Judi Befort to purchasing manager.
GMR Marketing named Tim Fess the director of business planning. Dave Bohnsack was named research director, and Jill Woller was hired as research manager.
PepsiCo hired Kathleen O'Brien as senior manager of channel strategy. She previously worked with Unilever for 7 years.
Saatchi & Saatchi X appointed Jeff Dufresne as its chief marketing offi cer. Dufresne brings more than 23 years of experience, including time as category general manager at Procter & Gamble and president of brand strategy at Brandstorm.
Joe Sbrocco recently retired as director of merchandising for GE Consumer & Industrial after 36 years in the business.
The 2006 Display of the Year winners in POPAI's Outstanding Merchandising Achievement awards were: Design Phase Inc.'s Xbox 360 Kiosk Program for Microsoft; Ellie Inc. and Frankel's "All Out Summer Spectacular" for the Coca-Cola Company; and Rand Display's SudaCare Shower Soothers Floorstand for Pfi zer Consumer Healthcare.
June 2006
Visual Marketing Inc. has promoted Keith Rojc from vice president to president of the company. Former president Larry Zock will become the company's chief executive officer.
Callaway Golf has named Bill Knees senior vice president of marketing. Previously he held positions at PepsiCo and Unilever.
Coca-Cola has hired John Carroll as vice president of customer marketing.
New York University has developed a new course, "Retail Management," for the Stern School of Business. Marketing Professor Mickey Goodman is utilizing the Institute website as a source for research and intelligence.
The National Basketball Association (NBA) has promoted Mark Tatum to senior vice president, marketing partnerships, and Emilio Collins to vice president, marketing partnerships.
Coors Brewing Co. has named Andrew Englund chief marketing officer of the Molson Coors Brewing unit. Previously he worked for Nabisco and was Hershey's vice president of international marketing.
The Carlson Group has hired Jon Nedland as director of business development.
Harvey & Daughters appointed Laura Holmes as strategic account planner. She will develop communication strategies and consumer data for clients such as Procter & Gamble Cosmetics.
May Advertising International won the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce's "Rising Star" Small Business of the Year Award in the 101-250 Employee Category. Judging was based on growth, performance, business and customer service strategies and practices, community involvement and employee relations.
Alliance, a division of Rock-Tenn Co., announced that it has made a financial investment in RFID service provider Goliath Solutions. The companies are collaborating to develop new display tracking technologies, says Alliance's Jim Einstein, executive vice president and general manager.
February 2006
The Institute regrets to report that Fred "Randy" Randolph Curtis, 54, of Rogers, AR, passed away suddenly February 15. Curtis was a member of the Institute faculty and a very well-received keynote speaker at Institute events. He was born in 1951 in Dallas, and graduated from the University of Nebraska. A former vice president of creative and media for Wal-Mart, he owned and operated Curtis Relational Marketing in Rogers. Survivors include his wife, Jeanne Curtis; three children; one brother; and his parents. Memorials can be sent to the National Psoriasis Foundation, 6600 S. W. 92nd Ave., Suite 300, Portland, OR 97223-7195, phone number (503) 224-7404 or (800) 723-9166, or e-mail getinfo@psoriasis.
Brad Back has joined Draft Chicago as senior vp and group account director. A consumer behavior specialist, Back has more than 25 years of marketing and advertising experience.
Walgreens promoted George J. Riedl from senior vp of marketing to executive vp of marketing.
LINPAC Displays promoted Jana Rivet to account executive, Elizabeth Burris to senior project manager, and Christa Dill to project manager.
Saatchi & Saatchi has launched a specialized P-O-P unit in London headed by director Chris Kazakeos. The new division will be part of Saatchi & Saatchi X. Kazakeos joins from FPP Design, where he was head of point-of-purchase.
New Creature promoted Amber Savage to director of retail promotion; hired Stacy Arnold as business development analyst; named Jim Evans advertising/marketing account executive; named Hayley Iwinski senior designer; hired Vanessa McBain as director of national accounts; and hired Chad Sadler as director of national accounts.
TimBar Packaging & Display promoted Bill Thom to senior vice president of operations.
Frank Mayer & Associates Inc. hired Joe Holley as an account executive.
General Electric promoted Dan Henson to chief marketing officer from chief commercial officer of the company's commercial finance department.
Arc Worldwide has opened a Detroit office, Arc Detroit, with sister agency Leo Burnett. Both are owned by Publicis Groupe.
Americhip named Mark Avenson marketing manager. Tom Kotiranta was hired as sales manager.
January 2006
Draft, Chicago, opened new offices in Bentonville, AR, and Los Angeles. It will use the former to help clients such as Procter & Gamble get closer to Wal-Mart, and the latter to service clients Kaiser Permanente and the Los Angeles Times.
American Licorice appointed Cherene Scherbinske as director of customer marketing. Recently, the marketing department relocated to Bend, OR.
Institute founding benefactor United Displaycraft promoted Rich Carrigan from coo to president. Sandy Carrigan will remain as ceo.
Global Marketing Group, TimBar Packaging & Display, and Design Display Group took home first, second and third place, respectively, in the People's Choice Display Showcase at TREX.
Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. appointed John Riconosciuto chief operating officer. He joined the company in 1986 and has been senior vice president and general manager, consumer packaging operations, since January 2004.
3M has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Mercury Online Solutions Inc., a provider of hardware and software technologies and network management services for digital signage and interactive kiosk networks. This acquisition accelerates 3M's entry into the rapidly growing digital signage network marketplace.
Miller Brewing Co. has promoted Craig Bosworth to senior sales director, convenience stores.
Cornerstone Display Group, Harbor Industries, and Rapid Displays all took home awards from the 2005 San Francisco P.O.P Show. (See gallery.)
Nintendo promoted Bob Stoik to director of sales. Kelly Harlin was promoted to director of merchandising development. Kelly will replace Bob on the Institute's Executive Advisory Council.
Integer Group promoted Meg Kinney to executive vice president, research & account planning.
November 2005
Jelly Belly Candy Company was profiled in the September Issue of P-O-P Times.A front-page article in the Sept. 21 Wall Street Journal focusing on the growth and sophistication of in-store marketing featured Procter & Gamble's Dina Howell, director of first moment of truth (FMOT), and Saatchi & Saatchi X ceo Andy Murray.
Anheuser-Busch has created two new multicultural marketing posts. Johnny Furr Jr. was named vp-sales development and community affairs for African-American marketing. Henry Dominguez was named vp-Hispanic marketing.
Sherwin-Williams won the "Best in Show" packaging award at the Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP) 2005 AmeriStar Awards. The winning Ready-to-Roll container is a paint package and roller pan in one.
McDonald's Corp. has named Mary Dillon its new global chief marketing officer. Formerly president of Quaker Foods, she succeeds Larry Light.
7-Eleven's Doug Foster was a keynote speaker at the In-Store Marketing Expo, held Sept. 14-15 in Chicago. His presentation is featured in the Lecture Hall of the Institute's website.
Kraft Foods' John Baxter has been promoted to executive vice president, global category development. Paula Sneed has been named executive vice president, global marketing resources.
The "P-O-P People to Watch" feature in the October
issue of P-O-P Times included profiles of Microsoft's
Parisa Zander and Nancy Rodriguez, Nintendo's Kelly Harlin,
Rand McNally's John Boeve and Under Armour's Jill
Perrin.
Published: July 2007
Source: In-Store Marketing Institute