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Innocast Corporation (UPIC:
Innocast)—Brent Hartwig , part-
ner and minority shareholder
Jetline (UPIC: jetline)—
Megan Zezzo, promoted to
national account representative
Logomark, Inc. (UPIC:
logomark)—Brian P. Padian, pro-
moted to senior vice president of
sales; Sasha Pirrie, promoted to
vice president, western division;
and Scott Edidin, promoted to
vice president, eastern division;
Sarabeth Anderson , vice presi-
dent of sales for Logomark
Marketing Hub; Maya Anders,
regional sales manager for
Georgia, Tennessee, North
Carolina and South Carolina; and
Lori Bolton-Herman, regional
sales manager for Los Angeles,
Utah, Colorado, Montana and
Idaho
SnugZ USA, Inc. (UPIC:
SNUGZUSA)— Steve Rone,
Kathy DiFrancesco and Sydra
Newell, regional sales managers
Spector & Co. (UPIC:
SPEC0038)—Robert Payne,
promoted to inside sales; Adam
Donohue, account manager
Starline Industries, Inc.
(UPIC: STAR0009)—Dennis
Cranston, vice president of sales,
Western Canada
Storm Creek’s (UPIC:
StormCrk)—Brooks Bradford ,
will represent the company in
Texas
Stormtech Performance
Apparel (UPIC: slabster)—Chris
Turner, national sales manager
for Canada
The Vernon Company (UPIC:
Vernon)— Mark Gammon, CAS,
promoted to business develop-
ment manager; Rhonda Knopf ,
promoted to director of informa-
tion technology; and Chris
Lanagan , promoted to vice presi-
dent of information technology
IN MEMORIAM
William D. Patton, vice pres-
ident of Grapevine, Texas-based
distributor Branding Resources
(UPIC: B567598), passed away
January 20. He was 69.
Born in Amarillo, Texas,
Patton attended Texas Tech
University and moved to Dallas
after graduation to pursue a
career in advertising sales. His
career included time with DDB
Needham, Case Dunlap,
Walraven and his own company,
Patton Promotional Services,
before joining Branding
Resources in 2009.
Patton is survived by his wife,
Sherry; his brothers, Markham
Patton and wife Brenda, and Carl
Patton and his partner George
Baden; stepsons Jeff Payne,
Jeremy Payne and wife Jessica,
and Josh Payne; grandchildren
Austin Payne, Ashley Payne,
Makala Burgess, Jordyn Payne
and Logan Payne; niece, Melissa
Flyger, her husband Dean and
their children Freddie and
Suzzanne; and nephew, David
Patton, his wife Tamara and their
son Anderson.
A service was held at
GracePoint Church in Coppell,
Texas, followed by a burial at
Rolling Oaks Cemetery. In lieu of
flowers, the family requests
memorial donations in Patton’s
name be made to the MDS
Foundation at -
tion.org/donate/.
Jeffery Reinberg, past presi-
dent and owner of supplier
Incentive Concepts (UPIC:
INCE8489), passed away January
16. He was 66.
Reinberg was born in
Minneapolis, Minnesota, and
earned a degree at Washington
University. In his career, he rose
to vice president at Maritz
Travel Co. He was later made
senior vice president of opera-
tions at Maritz, Inc., before
returning to Maritz Travel as
president and CEO. He became
owner, president and chairman
of the board at Incentive
Concepts after leaving Maritz.
During his time at Maritz, in
2001 Business Travel News
named him one of the “25 Most
Influential Executives.”
He was a founding member
of the Friends of the St. Louis
University Liver Center and
served on its board. He also
served on the board of
Backstoppers-St. Louis, including
time as president.
Reinberg is survived by his
wife, Cheryl, and his children,
Kristen Erbar and son-in-law Dave
Erbar, Joseph Reinberg, and
Michael Reinberg and daughter-
in-law Elaine Reinberg, and
grandchildren Nolan and Welles
Erbar.
A funeral Mass was held at
St. Francis Xavier College Church
in St. Louis. Contributions may be
made in his honor to Friends of
the St. Louis Liver Center
), or
Backstoppers-St. Louis
).
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