(Editor’s Note: PromoWire by PPAI Media is a running digest of news releases and updates submitted from organizations around the promotional products industry. PPAI Media edits these only slightly, including for length, and will consider newsworthy entries from any member organization.)

January 19, 2023

Geiger Announces New Chief Financial Officer

Geiger (PPAI 105182, D12) has promoted Robert Wozniak to the position of chief financial officer.

  • Wozniak’s promotion is concurrent with the retirement of former CFO Bob Blaisdell, who will join Geiger’s Board of Directors.
  • “Rob’s insightful perspective and diverse experience in corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions will position Geiger for long-term growth on a global scale,” says Geiger President & CEO Jo-an Lantz.
  • Wozniak joined Geiger in 2021 and previously held the multifaceted role of vice president of finance, M&A and FP&A, a role that included deal pipeline creation, advancing Geiger’s international footprint through acquisitions, and working with the leadership team on long-range financial planning and analysis.

January 18, 2023

PromoCares Welcomes New Board Member Kate Nash

Kate Nash, director of sales and marketing at supplier Raining Rose, has joined the PromoCares board.

  • Kate will help the board with its mission to inspire, educate and provide actionable strategies to encourage social and environmental responsibility in the promotional products industry and our communities.
  • “In a world where change occasionally seems impossible, and the headwinds keep mounting up, PromoCares has consistently worked to educate and act,” Nash says. “This organization embodies the traits that I love so much in our industry – creativity, movement, progress, and impact. I’m so excited to join the PromoCares board and work alongside leaders I admire, on projects that are essential to our future.”
  • “The PromoCares Board is overjoyed to welcome Kate to our team,” says Roger Burnett, PromoCares co-founder. “We continue to attract some of the best and brightest to our efforts, and it’s abundantly clear Kate will follow in the footsteps of previous members joining the Board with purpose in mind, a knack for moving initiatives forward and the heart to make a difference in elevating the perception of our marketplace.”

Gemline Announces New Chief Financial Officer

Gemline (PPAI 113948, S11) announced that Kim Spang, a consumer products finance executive, has recently joined the Company as its chief financial officer.

  • Spang joins an experienced leadership team and will be responsible for helping Gemline continue to accelerate its growth strategy, including playing a key role in any future acquisition considerations.
  • As a two-time graduate of Bentley University (BS in Finance and MBA in Accounting), Kim began her finance career with two world-class companies – Stanley Works and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC). In 2007, she joined Welch’s Foods in Concord, MA, and was promoted on multiple occasions over her successful 13-year tenure, holding a number of key financial leadership roles.
  • After many years with Welch’s, Kim moved on to Pabst Brewing Company as Sr. Vice President of Finance, and most recently, she served as Chief Financial Officer of Westminster Pet Products.

HALO Names Supplier And Supplier Representative Of The Year

HALO (PPAI 106462, D15) recognized its 2022 Supplier of the Year and Supplier Representative of the Year in conjunction with their Sales Achievement Gala at the PPAI Expo in Las Vegas.

Industry supplier PCNA is the 2022 HALO Supplier of the Year. According to Holly Brown, chief revenue officer of PCNA, “This a tremendous honor for our team. We value the spirt of partnership with the HALO team that led to tremendous growth last year and created positive momentum as we begin 2023.”

Tommy Lee, strategic account manager for industry supplier Logomark, was recognized as the 2022 HALO Supplier Representative of the Year. Lee has led Logomark’s support efforts for HALO for over eight years. Lee noted, “The award goes to the entire Logomark team. We worked closely with HALO to find every way to help each account executive grow their sales overall, and with Logomark.

The awards were based on results of company-wide voting which included over 1,000 HALO account executives and support team members.

Brikl Reaches Industry-First Achievement

Brikl (PPAI 803362) announced that it has completed a System and Organization Controls (SOC) 2 Type 2 audit, achieving a "clean" audit opinion from Sensiba San Filippo, LLP (SSF).

  • The audit involved an in-depth inspection of the company's processes for managing customer data, including how various systems identified, captured, processed, and reported information.
  • Brikl's SOC-2 Type 2 attestation is a unique accolade: it is currently the only e-Commerce platform in the promotional products industry to offer the accredited management of customer data based on three of the five "trust service principles"—security, availability, and confidentiality.
  • By completing SOC-2’s rigorous compliance requirements, Brikl is showcasing its ongoing dedication to maintaining the security, confidentiality, and availability of its systems for its users.

January 17, 2023

Tango Card Launches Dramatically Expanded Global Catalog And Capabilities

Tango Card (PPAI 715520) has dramatically increased the number of countries and currencies able to benefit from the global reach of its streamlined and secure digital gift card delivery system.

  • During the last two years, Tango Card has been building the systems and processes enabling it to be the true global provider of rewards and incentives to B2B buyers.
  • With this new launch and announcement, Tango Card offers more than 1,000 popular e-gift card brands, prepaid cards and charitable donation options across more than 80 countries and 20 currencies.
  • With this fully global expansion, Tango Card’s service is now accessible to 97 percent of the world’s population.