Just Hired

HALO Branded Solutions, Sterling, Ill., announced the hiring of industry veteran Mike McMillan as regional vice president of sales for the newly-designated Southwest region. In his new role, McMillan will be responsible for supporting HALO Branded Solution’s sales force in Texas and other southwest states. McMillan will report to Dale Limes, senior vice president of…

American Solutions for Business (ASB), Glenwood, Minn., named Monique Gregoire executive director of finance. Initially hired as controller in 2015, Gregoire will now develop and manage overall structure of financial operations for the company, providing key insight and leadership to…

InkSoft, Tempe, Ariz., announced the addition of Maddie Hack to its “Success Squad” technical support team. Hack operated a family-owned business for five years, growing the operation from a small, 300-square-foot space to a 1,500-square-foot operation. Despite the expansion, Hack’s shop kept all…

Best Promotions USA, Balch Springs, Texas, announced that it has added The MLR Alliance LLC as the newest member of its sales team, effective January 1, 2017. “We have been watching this sales organization grow consistently over the past few years, and knew they were the perfect fit to complement our current team," said Mike…

Commonsku, Toronto, recruited creative writer and industry veteran Bobby Lehew as chief content officer. "He is as zealous as we are about helping distributors succeed," said Mark Graham, chief platform officer for commonsku. "From the earliest days of commonsku, Bobby has been a supporter of our business and advisor at all our skucon events. He…

Halls & Company, Brooklyn Park, Minnesota-based manufacturer of ID Line, announced the return of Patrick Napurski as its director of operations and product development. Napurski first was introduced to the company more than 10 years ago as a regional sales manager. He since has earned his MBA in strategic development in strategic development and brand…

Terry Town, San Diego, has added three multi-line sales representatives to work in the Midwest. Joe Keely will work in Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska and Kansas. Chris Sinatra will work in Illinois and Wisconsin. Jon Wendinger will work in Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota. “The growth potential is so high in the region,” said Michael…

iPROMOTEu, Wayland, Mass., appointed Catherine (Pilgrim) Kruse to the position of director of vendor relations. In this role, Kruse will work closely and cooperatively with industry vendors as she leads iPROMOTEu's vendor relations department. In addition to guiding the strategic direction of…

Fruit of the Loom, Bowling Green, Ky., has appointed Melissa Burgess-Taylor as the new chairman and CEO following former CEO Rick Medlin's death this week. Burgess-Taylor currently is the senior vice president of brand management and…

The Vernon Company, Newton, Iowa, announced the hiring of Dustin Wicks as director of business development. In this role, Wicks will work with the Vernon Company’s top account executives and customers, in addition to assisting in the area of acquisitions…