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POWER
SUMMIT
ARIZONA 2007
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ASI
POWER
SUMMIT
ARIZONA 2007
Together, we’ll delve into many important industry topics, issues and
trends outlined in the detailed agenda in this guide. You will also find a
directory of this year’s ASI Power Summit panelists – some of the most
influential leaders in the advertising specialty industry – who will be
sharing their thoughts, vision and industry experiences.
Best regards,
Timothy M. Andrews
President & Chief Executive Officer
Agenda
Sunday, November 11th
10:00 a.m. Golf
(optional)
Adobe Golf Course
4:00 p.m. Group Photo
Assemble in front of Biltmore Hotel
6:00 p.m. Cocktails
Squaw Peak Terrace
7:00 p.m. Dinner
(Sport Jacket)
Grand Ballroom
7:45 p.m. – 8:15 p.m. I nterview with Person of the Year
Grand Ballroom
Paul Lage is Counselor magazine’s 2007 Person of the
Year and will be interviewed during the opening evening
dinner by ASI President and CEO, Timothy M. Andrews,
about his management style, how he has united
employees of Norwood Promotional Products, improved
customer service and what his strategy and business
outlook are for Norwood and the industry for 2008.
David Woods
President and CEO, Adventures in Advertising (AIA) | asi/109480
dwoods@aiacorporation.com
David Woods joined Adventures in Advertising (AIA) as President and
CEO in February 2003, and led a management buyout of the company
in July 2005. Woods was previously CEO of the Lee Wayne Corporation
for 10 years. He served briefly in 2002 as interim Chief Operating
Officer of PPAI, where he also served as Chairman of the Board in 2000.
Woods, a member of the Counselor Power 50, currently serves as
Chairman of the Promotional Products Education Foundation.
Kellie Claudio
Vice President, Ashworth Inc. | asi/37128
kellie.claudio@ashworthinc.com
Kellie Claudio has been in the apparel business for 20 years, beginning
with young men’s and junior surf-wear. She has a wealth of experience
in working with, buying from and selling to better department stores,
specialty stores and mass merchants. Claudio has been with Ashworth
Inc. for 10 years. Earlier this year, Claudio was promoted to Vice President
of the Corporate Division of Ashworth and leads all the merchandising,
marketing and customer support teams for the division.
Matthew Cohn
President, ASI Show! ®
mcohn@asicentral.com
Matthew is President of The ASI Show!, the industry’s No. 1 tradeshow
featuring five national ASI Shows and the Advantages Roadshow, bringing
together 30,000 distributors with suppliers each year. Matthew served as
President, Education Chair and Treasurer of the Philadelphia Chapter of
the Young Entrepreneurs Organization; sits on the boards of the Philadelphia
Chapter of the Young President’s Organization, ASI President’s Council,
ASI Computer Systems, Corporate Alliance for Drug Education and
the Society of Independent Show Organizers and is Chair of the Audit
Committee of The Bancorp Bank. The Philadelphia Business Journal
recognized him in their “40 Under 40,” he was named one of the “Top
100 People to Watch” by Business Philadelphia and one of the “100
Most Influential People” in the tradeshow industry by Tradeshow Week.
Dolly Duffy
CEO, Atchison Products, a division of BIC Graphic USA | asi/37210
dolly.duffy@atchisonbags.com
Dolly Duffy, President of Atchison Products, a division of BIC Graphic
USA, has been in the advertising specialty industry for 18 years. Duffy
and her husband, Dan Fangman, owned and managed Atchison Products
prior to selling the company to BIC Graphic USA in August 2007. Duffy
and Fangman also won Counselor’s Supplier Entrepreneur of the Year
award this year.
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Sharon Steelman
President, Bama Jammer Promotions | asi/131414
sharon@bamajammer.com
Sharon Steelman is the Owner of Bama Jammer, an 11-year-old,
multimillion dollar distributorship. Steelman oversees a fast-growing
operation that also offers in-house screen printing and embroidery
services. Bama Jammer Promotions is located in Huntsville, Alabama.
Elias Sabo
Partner, Compass Diversified Holdings
elias@compassequity.com
Elias Sabo is a Partner with Compass Diversified Holdings, the equity
firm that purchased HALO Branded Solutions earlier this year. Prior to
joining Compass Diversified Holdings in 1998, Sabo was an investment
banker at CIBC Oppenheimer. Sabo currently serves as a Director of
HALO Branded Solutions, as well as, a number of other companies.
Martin Varley
Chief Executive, Dowlis Corporate Solutions | asi/183080
martin.varley@dowlis.com
Martin Varley has been the driving force behind Dowlis Corporate
Solutions since 2004 and has more than 17 years of experience in the
promotional merchandise industry. Varley was the founder of Incentives
Two Limited and was the former European Managing Director of
4imprint, where he grew revenues of £50m per year through organic
growth and acquisitions.
Craig Callaway
CEO, eCompanyStore | asi/185782
ccallaway@ecompanystore.com
Craig Callaway is Chief Executive Officer of eCompanyStore. Callaway
leads one of the largest and fastest-growing distributor firms in the
country, as eCompanyStore has been recognized by both ASI and
Inc. magazine on their fastest-growing company lists.
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Alan Vaught
CEO, Evans Manufacturing | asi/52840
alan@evans-mfg.com
Alan Vaught is CEO of Evans Manufacturing. He has over 30 years of
manufacturing experience and is an expert in process improvement.
His company is one of the few domestic manufacturers in the promotional
product industry. Through continuous process improvement and Lean
Manufacturing principles Evans Manufacturing is able to compete with
global manufacturing. Outside of work, he has a wife and two young
children. As a family, they enjoy snow skiing, traveling and boating.
Jo-an Lantz
Executive Vice President, Geiger | asi/202900
jlantz@geiger.com
Jo-an Lantz, MAS, is Executive Vice President and a member of the Board of
Directors for Geiger. She is a former Counselor International Person of the
Year (2004), and a member of Counselor’s Power 50. She represents Geiger
as the sole U.S. member of the international group WAGE (World Advertising
Gift Exchange), a 50-year organization with 26 members from 25 different
countries. Lantz has volunteered her time for a variety of industry groups
and associations, including her role as the former Chair of the Board of
Directors for Promotional Products Association International (PPAI).
Jonathan Isaacson
President, Gemline | asi/56070
jisaacson@thegemgroup.com
Jonathan Isaacson is the President of Gemline, a privately-held supplier
of promotional products based in Lawrence, Massachusetts. He is a
member of Counselor’s Power 50 and has been involved in the advertising
specialty industry since 1988. As a design leader in the market,
Gemline has been honored multiple times by the Specialty Graphic
Imaging Association.
Marc Simon
CEO, HALO Branded Solutions | asi/356000
marc.simon@halo.com
Marc Simon has been CEO of HALO Branded Solutions for the past seven
years. Simon, a member of Counselor’s Power 50, led the successful
reorganization of the company and its reemergence as a growing and
responsible industry leader. These accomplishments were recognized
by Counselor last year, which named Simon as the industry’s 2006
Person of the Year.
BIC Graphic USA
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Randy Chen
President, Impex International
randychen@impex.com.tw
Randy Chen has 15 years of experience in the international promotional
product industry and is currently in the eleventh year of running Impex
International, which provides services to over 25 suppliers and has
offices in the U.S., China and Taiwan.
Ross Silverstein
President and CEO, iPROMOTEu | asi/232119
rsilverstein@ipromoteu.com
Ross Silverstein is the Founder, President and CEO of iPROMOTEu.
Silverstein is also the Founder of the Organization of Promotional
Products Salespeople, a group that focuses exclusively on the interests
of industry salespeople. A member of Counselor’s Power 50, Silverstein
was also honored by the magazine as its Distributor Entrepreneur of
the Year in 2005.
Gregg Emmer
Vice President and CMO, Kaeser & Blair Inc. | asi/238600
gemmer@kaeser-blair.com
Gregg Emmer began his career in the ad specialty industry with a
New Jersey distributor and fulfillment company in 1970, but moved to
the supplier side the next year. Leaving the supplier side six years later,
Emmer opened a distributorship and commercial printing company. In
1991, he joined Kaeser & Blair Inc. as National Sales Director. Today, as
Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, he oversees all its corporate
communications and promotions.
Chelsea Recicar
Marketing Specialist, Kissimmee Convention & Visitors Bureau
Chelsea Recicar is a Marketing Specialist for the Kissimmee Convention
& Visitors Bureau (Kissimmee CVB). Recicar is responsible for marketing
the destination through advertising and promotion and is tasked in
growing the brand identity of Kissimmee. Acting as liaison between the
advertising agency and the bureau, Recicar is responsible for purchasing
more than $100,000 worth of promotional products every year.
Chulani Promotional Products Inc.
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Judi Henderson-Townsend
Mannequin Madness
Judi Henderson-Townsend is the Owner of Mannequin Madness, a
San-Francisco-based company that buys, sells and rents used mannequins.
A lifelong entrepreneur, Judi has been featured on CNN, Evening
Magazine and Fine Living TV. Her company has satellite offices in
San Diego, Las Vegas and New York.
Francesc Angelet
CEO & President, Mid Ocean Brands | asi/270150
angeletf@midoceanbrands.com
Mr. Francesc Angelet started his career in the promotional products industry in
1983 at Action Espana, the exclusive distributor of Pierre Cardin/MMS in Spain,
fulfilling various sales management related roles. Together with Mr. Jordi Cot,
he founded International Trading Design (ITD) in 1985, which was acquired by
Mid Ocean Group in 2000 for a combination of cash and shares in Pesa Finance.
He was appointed Director Sales & Marketing of Mid Ocean Brands and became
a Member of the Board in 2002. In June 2004, he became Chief Executive
Officer of Mid Ocean Brands and he is the Chairman of the Management Board.
Paul M. Lage
President, Norwood Promotional Products
plage@norwood.com
Paul M. Lage, MAS, is the President of Norwood Promotional Products.
Lage, a 20-year veteran of the ad specialty industry, started his career at
Gill Studios and moved to BIC Graphic USA, where he was the Global
Vice President of Business Development. In addition to being a member
of Counselor’s Power 50, Lage was named Counselor’s Person of the
Year in 2007.
Carol Constantino
President, The Noteworthy Company | asi/74360; asi/74359
cconstantino@noteworthy.com
Carol Constantino assumed presidency of The Noteworthy Company in
1989 upon the death of her husband. Constantino has held positions on
numerous nonprofit boards and has been honored many times for her
community involvements. In 2001, she was recognized as the Business
Person of the Year by the U. S. Small Business Administration for New
York State. And most recently, Constantino was selected as the Executive
of the Year by the Capital District Business Review, the first time a
woman has received this honor
Clear-Ad
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Philippe Varnier
Chairman, Polyconcept | asi/66887
philippe.varnier@fr.polyconcept.com
Philippe Varnier started his career with Cartier when he was 18. He
joined Polyconcept in 1978 as the Sales Manager of the newly established
French office, of what was at that time a Dutch company, specializing in
importing cigarette lighters. Varnier became CEO of the group in 1993
and today, Polyconcept has 3,200 employees in 24 countries and is the
world’s largest promotional products supplier. Varnier is a member of
Counselor’s Power 50, and in 2006, he received Counselor’s International
Person of the Year Award.
Michael Bernstein
Vice Chairman, Polyconcept, CEO; Polyconcept North America | asi/66887
mbernstein@leedsworld.com
Michael Bernstein began in the industry with Leed’s in 1992 and worked
his way up to CEO of Global Promo Group in 2003. Bernstein has directly
managed many parts of the Leed’s business with primary emphasis on
strategy development, new product development and marketing. Following
the acquisition of Global Promo Group by Polyconcept in 2005, Bernstein
assumed the dual role of Vice Chairman of Polyconcept and CEO of
Polyconcept North America. A member of Counselor’s Power 50, Bernstein
was named Counselor’s International Person of the Year in 2006.
Jeff Lederer
Executive Vice President, Prime Resources Corp. | asi/79530
jlederer@primeline.com
Jeff Lederer is the Executive Vice President for Prime Line. He has been
in the industry for over 15 years and has been instrumental in helping
Prime Line remain on the leading edge with an award-winning Web
site, primeline.com, the introduction of key new product categories,
such as, the USB and Robotic categories and the introduction of new
items across all of Prime Line’s product categories. Jeff is also responsible
for maintaining and developing Prime Line’s customer-centric sales,
marketing and service focuses for distributors.
Vera Muzzillo
co-CEO, Proforma | asi/300094
vera@proforma.com
Vera Muzzillo, co-CEO of Proforma, joined the company in 2001 and
oversees the banking, cash management, credit, financial, and technology
aspects of the company. Previously with Comerica Bank and as an
independent business consultant, Muzzillo brings more than 15 years
of commercial and investment banking experience, as well as business
consulting, lending and credit experience to Proforma. She is a member
of Counselor’s Power 50 and was named the magazine’s Woman of
Distinction in 2006
Embroidery Concept & Design, Inc.
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Memo Kahan
President, PromoShop | asi/300446
memo@promoshopla.com
Memo Kahan entered the promotional products industry in 1992 as an
Account Executive for one of the industry’s leading and oldest companies.
In 1998, Kahan started PromoShop, and created a team with the goal of
developing and growing into one of the premier promotional agencies
in the United States. Kahan received Counselor’s Distributor Entrepreneur
of the Year award in 2006.
Brian Sauer
Vice President, The Riverside Company | asi/109480
bsauer@riversidecompany.com
Brian Sauer works at The Riverside Company, which acquired Adventures
in Advertising in 2005. Riverside currently has more than $1.6 billion
under management and a portfolio of more than 60 companies.
Previously, Sauer was at KeyBanc Capital Markets, where he was involved
in numerous M&A and capital raising transactions. He currently serves
on the Board of Directors of Adventures in Advertising in addition to
several other companies.
Kathy Aaronson
CEO, The Sales Athlete Inc.
kathy@salesathlete.com
Kathy Aaronson is the founder and CEO of The Sales Athlete Inc., author
of The Golden Apple, Selling on the Fast Track, How to Become a Sales
Athlete and Kathy Aaronson’s Compensation Guide. With a career
beginning at Cosmopolitan, Aaronson also spearheaded the sales and
marketing efforts for Girl Talk, was the founding advertising director
of Fairchild’s “W,” and the founding marketing executive of Working
Woman magazine.
Marty Lott
Founder, SanMar | asi/84863
martyl@sanmar.com
In 1971, Marty Lott launched SanMar as a college project from the
basement of his father’s building in downtown Seattle, Washington.
Today, SanMar has been transformed into an award-winning supplier.
The company was honored as Counselor’s Supplier of the Year in 2007,
and won all four wearables categories in the magazine’s Distributor
Choice Awards program. Lott is also a member of Counselor’s Power 50
Perry Ellis International
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Bonni Shevin-Sandy
Executive Vice President, Tagmaster/Dard Products, Inc. | asi/48500
bonnis@tagmaster.net
Bonni Shevin-Sandy is the Executive Vice President and third generation
of her family’s 59-year-old company, Tagmaster/Dard Products, Inc. In
2001, she opened a division within Dard Products called Dard Design,
and has built it up to $15 million in sales by 2006. Shevin-Sandy was
awarded Counselor’s award for Entrepreneur of the Year in 2004.
Chris Vernon
President, COO, The Vernon Company | asi/351700
chrisv@vernoncompany.com
Chris Vernon is President of The Vernon Company and a member of
the Counselor Power 50. He has been with his family’s company since
1989 and was promoted to his current position in 1999. Vernon was
on the Board of Directors of PPAI from 1998 to 2002 and has served on
multiple committees for the association.
Tom Martin
President, Zehnder Communications
Tom Martin is President of Zehnder Communications, an advertising
and public relations firm with offices in New Orleans and Baton Rouge,
Louisiana. His previous experience includes Temerlin McClain
Advertising in Dallas, where he developed direct marketing, retail
and corporate branding programs for various American Airlines service
offerings. In addition, Tom served as Vice President of Business
Development at Peter A. Mayer Advertising in New Orleans.
Cris Bremner
Rack Room Shoes
cbremner@rackroom.com
Cris Bremner is Marketing Manager for Rack Room Shoes, a family
shoe retailer with 348 locations in 24 states. She spends more than $1
million annually on promotional items for grand opening giveaways,
employee incentives, gift with purchase programs and community
events. Prior to joining Rack Room Shoes in 2006, she was in the shopping
center marketing field.
Vince Schaller
President, Uniflex | asi/92480
v.schaller@uniflexbags.com
Vince Schaller has been President of Uniflex since the company was
acquired by Brynwood Partners in late 2004. Schaller has more than 20
years of experience in the commercial printing industry, and prior to
joining Uniflex he was with Cenveo, where he was Senior Vice President
of the company’s western region.
Pro Golf Premiums, Inc.
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Following Companies for
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for the ASI Power Summit
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