Bag Makers, Union, Ill., announced that it has hired Amanda Madai as regional business development manager for New York. Prior to joining Bag Makers, Madai was an off-air marketing and promotions coordinator for NBCUniversal Syfy in New York and an East Coast affiliates sales and marketing coordinator for NBCUniversal in New Jersey. She earned a bachelor's degree in journalism with an advertising emphasis from Southern Illinois University Carbondale.
"Amanda's customer relationship skills and background in sales and marketing will be an asset to Bag Makers," said Roger Bayness, Bag Makers' senior vice president of sales. "New York is an important market for our company, and Amanda will be dedicated to growing our business with distributors in that area."