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HALOAwards Gala Recognizes 2016
Supplier And Supplier Representative OfThe
Year, Account Executives’ Achievements
At its annual awards gala held at the Four Seasons Las Vegas Hotel in conjunction with
The PPAI Expo 2017, HALO Branded Solutions recognized alphabroder as its 2016
Supplier of the Year and Patty Ceranski, major accounts representative for Gemline, as its
2016 Supplier Representative of the Year. The Sterling, Illinois, distributor also honored
the achievements of more than 250 of its top account executives, bestowing its Star
Awards to more than 50 individuals for sales increases in excess of 20 percent over the
prior year, and MVP Awards to 44 account executives for exceptional profit performance.
SealingThe Deal
OnThe Expo
Trade-ShowFloor
This year, Expo’s show floor was
the site of more than just the latest
products and innovative industry
companies. ADG Promo’s National
Sales Manager TomDonlin got down
on one knee in his company’s booth
and proposed to girlfriend Lee Jahns,
president and owner of Davenport,
Iowa, distributor Creative Marketing.
The two have known each other for
more than 30 years, meeting when
Donlin, then a multi-line rep, called
on Jahns who was working in outside
sales. While they kept in touch on
social media, after Donlin’s role in
the industry changed, years went by
before they reconnected last July at an
industry show.
Donlin drops to one knee in ADG
Promo’s Expo booth to present Jahns with a
pen asking “Will you marry me?” Jahns says,
“I had no idea Tom was going to propose at
the PPAI show. When he got down on one knee
and proposed to me with the words, ‘Will you
marry me?’ on his ADG promotion light-up
pen, I was speechless. I thought it was the
most romantic thing that has ever happened
to me. Tom lights up my life every day. How
appropriate he proposed with a light-up pen.”
Leigh Joseph, strategic
director, alphabroder (center),
holds the company’s Supplier of
the Year award, with (from left)
Natalie Ehredt, supplier relations,
HALO; Marc Simon, CEO, HALO;
Joe DeVault, senior vice president
of strategic accounts, alphabroder;
Terry McGuire, senior vice president
of marketing and supplier relations,
HALO; Amanda Schreck, supplier
relations, HALO; and Dan Pantano,
president, alphabroder.
Patty Ceranski, Gemline
major accounts representative
(center), stands with her Supplier
Representative Of The Year
award and (from left) Natalie
Ehredt, supplier relations, HALO;
Marc Simon, CEO, HALO; Terry
McGuire, senior vice president of
marketing and supplier relations,
HALO; and Amanda Schreck,
supplier relations, HALO.
Bob Southard
(center left) was
recognized as HALO’s
top sales performer,
recording more than $7
million in sales. He poses
on stage with (from left)
HALO CEO Marc Simon,
Senior Vice President of
Sales Dale Limes, and
Jim Stutz, executive vice
president of sales and
business development.