KFC has named Catherine Tan-Gillespie Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Development Officer for KFC U.S. In this role, Tan-Gillespie will develop and implement innovative marketing strategies to return the business to growth in the U.S. Tan-Gillespie joins KFC U.S. from KFC Canada, where she has served as Pres. & GM since 2022.
Hyundai Motor America has promoted Sean Gilpin to Chief Marketing Officer. Gilpin will lead marketing for Hyundai’s U.S. business, overseeing both creative and performance. Gilpin rejoined Hyundai in July 2023 from INNOCEAN USA, Hyundai’s creative marketing partner agency, where he served as Chief Business Officer.
Design Phase, a Waukegan, IL-based display firm, and The Valley Group, a UK-headquartered display firm, have formalized their long-standing collaboration. The partnership bolsters manufacturing capabilities, allowing Design Phase and Valley to better serve global customers and offer greater flexibility.
Suntory Global Spirits has named Carol Robert as Managing Director, United States RTD (Ready to Drink) Business. “Over the last decade, Carol has been an incredible leader at Suntory Beverage & Food, driving growth across the UK and Ireland,” said Carlo Coppola, Pres. North America at Suntory Global.
Panera Bread has appointed Mark Shambura Chief Marketing Officer. Shambura will lead all aspects of marketing at Panera, including Brand Building, Digital & Loyalty, Product Strategy & Consumer Insights. Shambura has previously held marketing leadership roles for top brands including Chipotle, MOD Pizza, and most recently at Papa Johns.
National Vision Holdings has appointed Mark Banner as Chief Stores Officer. Banner joins the company after a seven-year tenure at Sleep Number. National Vision is one of the largest optical retail companies in the U.A. with over 1,200 stores .
Amy’s Kitchen, the trailblazer in organic and natural frozen food, has appointed Mel Cash as Chief Growth Officer. Cash joins Amy’s Kitchen from her previous role as Chief Marketing and Innovation Officer at Nestlé North America, where she helped elevate brands such as Stouffer’s and Sweet Earth.
Campbell Soup Company has appointed Jill Pratt as Sr. V.P., Chief Marketing Officer of its Meals & Beverages division. She will be responsible for driving profitable growth for an iconic portfolio of brands, including Campbell’s, Chunky, Michael Angelo’s, noosa, Pace, Pacific Foods, Prego, Rao’s, Swanson, SpaghettiOs and V8.
General Mills has appointed Asheesh Saksena Chief Strategy & Growth Officer with global accountability for the company’s strategic planning process. Saksena most recently served as Chief Growth Officer for Gap, Inc.
Lowe’s Companies, Mooresville, NC, a leading home improvement company, has promoted Jennifer Wilson to Sr. V.P., Chief Marketing Officer. Wilson will oversee strategic brand and product marketing, loyalty and personalization, promotional planning, creative, media and Lowe’s retail media network.
Petco Health and Wellness Co., has appointed James Roth Chief Stores Officer. Roth will lead operations across all Pet Care Centers in the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Roth most recently served as Exec. V.P., Stores for Abercrombie & Fitch Co., where he led the stores team across 5 brands, 16 countries and more than 800 […]
Innovative hands-free footwear brand Kizik has appointed Elizabeth Drori Chief Marketing Officer. Drori joins Kizik from Sperry, where she served as Global Chief Marketing Officer. At Kizik, Drori will lead marketing across all consumer touchpoints, including brand, creative, communications, digital, and e-commerce.
The GIANT Co., the Carlisle, PA-based grocery firm, has appointed John MacDonald V.P., Marketing. A veteran of the retail and healthcare industries with more than 30 years of experience, MacDonald first joined The GIANT Co. in 2012 as director of marketing. Before returning to The GIANT Co., MacDonald served as Chief Marketing Officer for FreshDirect.
Outform Group, (www.outform.com), a global leader in retail marketing innovation, has been acquired by an investor group led by affiliates of Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. Outform is renowned for its retail marketing services, including display production, agency services, and distribution. Outform will remain under the leadership of CEO, Ariel Haroush, President of Sales, Mike Doody, […]
The Imagine Group, a Shakopee, MN-headquartered provider of visual communications, has acquired a large set of temporary display and signage business from Meyers, based in Minneapolis, MN. “This acquisition aligns perfectly with our strategic growth, vision, and goals,” said Don McKenzie, Imagine CEO. “The temporary and signage business is core to what we do at […]
Sampco Inc., (www.sampco.com), has acquired Pak-it Displays, LLC, a privately owned point of purchase display company based in Bensalem, PA. Michael Ryan, CEO of Sampco, said, “Integrating Pak-it into the Sampco family will allow us to share their impressive display design and manufacturing expertise with our Sampco and Qualprint customers. We believe this will be […]
Unified Resources in Display, (www.unifiedrid.com), an innovative merchandising agency, has selected Jasper County to establish the company’s first South Carolina operation. With more than 30 years of experience, Unified Resources designs, manufactures, and assembles permanent and semi-permanent point of purchase displays. Unified Resources is relocating manufacturing operations from New Jersey to a 105,000-sq. ft. facility […]
Berkley, (www.goberkley.com), a Lakewood, CA-headquartered display firm, has acquired Sisco, a corrugated sheet plant based in Nashville, IL. By integrating Sisco’s manufacturing equipment and expertise, Berkley is significantly expanding its in-house production capabilities.
Peachtree Packaging & Display, (www.peachtree.com), is a proud winner of four awards from The Printing & Imaging Association of Georgia’s (PIAG) 2024 Print Excellence Competition. Peachtree’s “Best of Category/Large Point-of-Purchase Materials” award recognized a project for Costa Coffee’s Iced Latte. Peachtree also won Awards of Excellence for projects for Camp Chef and Foster Farms.
As part of its continued effort to improve its environmental sustainability, Point 1 Displays, (www.point1.ca), is officially FSC® certified (FSC-C204081). With this license, Point 1 Displays will now be able to offer the ability to add an FSC® logo on its displays.