PPB October 2016

Proforma Annual Convention

Recognizes Sales Achievements,

Inducts Fran Ford IntoHall Of Fame

Distributor Proforma brought

more than 800 owners, sales

representatives, supplier partners

and support teammembers

together recently for four days of

education sessions, motivational

events and celebrating their

successes at its 29th Annual

Proforma Convention & Family

Reunion, held at the Paris Las

Vegas Hotel and Casino.

Pioneer Balloon

Factory Opens Its

Doors To PPAI Staff

PPAI staff members visited supplier Pioneer

Balloon’s (UPIC: Pioneer) Dallas, Texas,

manufacturing plant in August for a closer

look at the process behind latex balloons. Mark

Jenkins, MAS+, managing director, promotional

products for the Wichita, Kansas-based supplier,

and a former PPAI Board chair, led the tour and

gave an overview of the facility’s operations.

PPAI Leadership, SAGE

JoinThe PPAF Expo’s

EducationProgramming

At the Promotional Products Association of

Florida (PPAF) 2016 PPAF Expo, held at the

Orange County Convention Center in Orlando,

Florida, PPAI President and CEO Paul Bellantone,

CAE, moderated a panel discussion during

the PPAF Expo’s keynote session that explored

trends and outlooks for the industry.

Proforma Founder Greg Muzzillo (left) and CEO Vera Muzzillo inducted Fran Ford, president of

Sparks, Nevada-based supplier Castelli, A Division of Magnet, LLC, (center), into its Hall of Fame

in recognition of his role in advancing Proforma’s mission and helping to form and strengthen vital

business relationships.

The convention’s technology session was one of a number

of education and networking events on its agenda.

(From left to right) Mark Jenkins, MAS+; Pioneer’s Dallas

Operations Director Carl Hartschuh; PPAI Diversity and

Engagement Manager Seth Barnett; Production Manager

Octaviano “Tavo” Valenzuela; PPAI Director of Member

Engagement and Regional Relations Carol Gauger, MAS; PPAI

Vice President, Business Development Alan Peterson; PPAI

Major Account Manager-West Melissa Massey; PPAI Director

of Finance AJ Hunter; and PPAI Associate Manager of

Professional Development Jody Mello.

PPB

Associate Editor

Julie Richie (not pictured) also participated in the tour.

(From left) PPAI President and CEO Bellantone, CAE, was joined on stage by SnugZ USA Vice President

of Sales Brittany David, CAS; Carpe Diem Sales & Marketing Co-Founder Mike Giordano; JB of Florida, a

Division of Geiger, President Wayne Greenberg, MAS; and SAGE President David Natinsky, CAS.

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