PPB December 2018

Ka t e P l umme r, MAS Kate Plummer, MAS didn’t plan to work for Clearmount, her parents’ promotional products company, but over the past 10 years, she’s provided an impetus for growth and endless creativity. by Danielle Renda All In The Family I t’s not every day that you’re asked to create a custom acrylic embedment of a three- foot long centipede for the Royal Ontario Museum. Or that you receive an order from the Archdiocese of Toronto requesting a gift for then-Pope John Paul II to display on his desk in the Vatican. But Kate Plummer, MAS, vice president of sales and marketing for Toronto, Ontario-based Clearmount Plastics Limited, has learned to expect the unexpected, especially when it comes to promotional products. Clearmount, which was purchased in 1989 by Plummer’s parents, David Plummer, MAS, and the late Rosalind Plummer, MAS, is a custom acrylic manufacturer specializing in Lucite® awards, eco-friendly frames and personalized SIGG water bottles. According to Plummer, the company’s personalization services enable Clearmount to craft nearly anything. “What we’re known for is that everything we do is custom,” she says. “Everything.” The Lucite side of Clearmount allows clients to request objects, water or oil to be embedded in the acrylic and preserved for Kate Plummer, MAS, vice president of sales and marketing for Clearmount, stands alongside her father, long-time colleague and Clearmount’s owner and president, David Plummer, MAS, as they proudly display their professional certifications. 88 | DECEMBER 2018 | CONNECT