Point of Purchase Advertising International Appoints New Interim President and Board of Directors
Chicago, IL (PRWEB) February 09, 2015 -- Point of Purchase Advertising International (POPAI) announces the appointment of BK Allen as the Interim President of the association, effective immediately. Allen’s appointment coincides with the announcement of a new slate of Board of Directors officers, executive committee, and two new board members.
Vetted Solutions, a Washington, DC-based executive search firm specializing in association and nonprofit recruiting, recruited BK Allen as they search for the permanent POPAI president position. Allen has more than 25 years of experience in the real estate asset management and non-profit association business. Her last position, completed in January was with CCIM Institute as the interim CEO/Executive Vice President. At CCIM, she managed a staff of over 40 employees and a budget of $12.5 million.
She is tasked to grow POPAI and to not lose its forward momentum as the leading non-profit association for the in-store marketing industry.
“I am pleased to be at POPAI. I look forward to working with the leadership and to create more value to its members,”says Allen.
Allen will serve as the POPAI Interim President until April when the Permanent President should start. It is expected the position will be announced in March.
The 2015 Board of Director officers are as follows:
Chairman - Michelle Adams, Founder/President, Marketing Brainology
Vice Co-Chair – Keith Arndt, VP Creative, Mechtronics Corporation*
Vice Co-Chair – Bob Zanotti, President, Process Retail Group
Treasurer – Scott Eisen, President, Ideal
The Executive Committee are as follows:
Michelle Adams
Keith Arndt
Joe Berzok*
Rich Carrigan
Scott Eisen
Brad Green*
John Jaffke*
Greg Wege
Bob Zanotti
The Board Members are as follows:
Nicki Albrecht, VIDPro Inc.
Joe Berzok, POP Displays USA
Dennis Bonn, Menasha Packaging*
William Carafello, Trans World Marketing
John Cochran, RockTenn Merchandising Displays
Gary Cohen, RTC Inc.
Chris Cummings, InnoMark Communications
Louis Dorado, Walgreens Co.
Alan Foshay, Rapid Displays
Jerry Fox, Bish Creative Display
Karyn Froseth, Coca-Cola North America
Denis Gibney, Frito-Lay, Inc.
Brad Green, The Integer Group
Bob Gustafson, Vulcan Spring & Manufacturing Company
Mike Howley, SMP In-Store Marketing Solutions
John Jaffke, Kraft Foods
Francisco De Jesus, Universal Display & Fixtures*
Victor Jordan, McKee Foods
Paul Kilsch, WalMart Stores Inc.
Tim Parker, Harbor Industries, Inc.
John Pender, Bayer Healthcare
David Plante, Target Stores, Inc.
Pierre Mainville, PepsiCo Foods Canada
Jeffrey Rafalski, TimBar Packaging & Display
Michael Schliesmann, Great Northern Corporation
Wendy Warus, Henkel Dial Corporation
Greg Wege, The Central Group
*newly appointed positions
About POPAI
Point of Purchase Advertising International (POPAI), established in 1936, is the global association and arm for research and promotion of the in-store marketing industry. International in scope, its membership of more than 1,400 companies includes leading creators, manufacturers, buyers and users of this vital medium in the United States and abroad. POPAI conducts continuous research programs, which validate the important role of in-store marketing and disseminates this information to marketing, advertising, merchandising and sales promotion executives.
Katie Desir, POPAI, http://www.popai.com, +1 (312) 863-2900, [email protected]
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