SCHAUMBURG, Ill., Oct. 29, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Creative Group, Inc., a full-service meeting, incentive and recognition company, announces the promotion of Glenn Darlington to Executive Vice President, effective immediately.
Darlington's role as head of Creative Group's sales force has been expanded to include oversight over two newly created teams: The Design and Insights team, and the Canada Business Development team. The Design and Insights team has been created to support the company's strategic vision of Thrivability℠ and will focus on combining data insights with experience design using Creative Group's proprietary design methodology, i|xperience®. The Canada Business Development team was formed as a result of the acquisition of Meridican, a Toronto-based Meetings and Incentive company, and the resulting alignment of Strategic Meetings + Incentives under Creative Group.
"Glenn's experience and expertise across the entire individual incentive, meeting and group travel incentive business uniquely equips him to strategically guide this team to deliver the best solutions for our clients," said Janet Traphagen, President, Creative Group.
Darlington's extensive experience in both the group travel and individual performance incentive business will help further support Creative Group's growth. "I love this business and pride myself on providing our clients with customized solutions to solve their business challenges. This expanded role aligns perfectly with Creative Group's client-focused approach, which allows us to help businesses to optimize the potential in their employees, sales teams and channel partners, and help them thrive," said Darlington.
About Glenn Darlington
Darlington has over 30 years of experience in the performance management industry, with a focus on incentive rewards, group travel, research and training solutions. He has overseen all aspects of the business, from operations to business development and general management, all with the goal of delivering business-changing solutions for his clients. Much of his career was with Maritz, where he served in many roles, including Senior Vice President & General Manager, a position he held for four years. Darlington has received numerous leadership and performance awards and is a member of the Incentive Research Foundation (IRF) and the Society for Incentive Travel Excellence (SITE).
About Creative Group
Creative Group is a full-service meeting, incentive and recognition company that delivers business results by inspiring people to thrive. An industry leader, Creative Group has been honored with Society for Incentive Travel Excellence (SITE) awards and the CMI 25 Award, which recognizes the top 25 most influential meeting and incentive management companies in the U.S.
Creative Group was founded in 1970, and has served clients in financial services, life sciences, insurance, manufacturing, retail, technology, automotive and hospitality. Employing over 260 people, the company is headquartered in Schaumburg, Illinois, and maintains offices in Detroit, Denver, San Francisco, Appleton, Wisconsin and Toronto, Canada. Creative Group was acquired by Direct Travel in 2015. For more information about Creative Group, please visit http://www.creativegroupinc.com
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