PPB February 2020

director of sales, and Jon Page , promoted to director of knit operations Goldstar (PPAI 114031, S7) — Erica Mikulsky , key accounts marketing manager, and Justin Pavel , marketing automation manager GroupeSTAHL (PPAI 189660, S3) — Josh Ellsworth , promoted to senior vice president, dealer and enterprise sales HUB Promotional Group, parent company of HUB Pen (PPAI 110772, S11), Beacon (PPAI 113702, S10), BEST Promotions USA (PPAI 461689, S4), Cooler Graphics (PPAI 226076, S4), Debco (PPAI 317015, S4), BCG Creations (PPAI 207888, S6), Origaudio (PPAI 421483, S7) and HandStands (PPAI 111285, S7) — Alissa Baker , director of key accounts for HUB Pen, Beacon and Origaudio; Melissa Bettua , promoted to director of sales for HUB Pen Company; Alex Morin , promoted to vice president of sales of Origaudio, Handstands and Debco; and Rodd Steuart , promoted to chief operating officer of HPG iClick (PPAI 254537, S11) — Virginia Thomson , director of ecommerce and programs IDProductsource (PPAI 384049, S6) — Katelyn Aumock , promoted to vice president of operations IMAGEN Brands, parent company of suppliers Crown Products (PPAI 113430, S10) and Vitronic (PPAI 114197, S10) — Nick Lateur , national sales manager, West Pro Towels (PPAI 112755, S10) — Jeanna Abercrombie , key account director, and Ellen Walborn , promoted to key account director Raining Rose (PPAI 232508, S7) — Ian Flynn , promoted to vice president of technical services; Kyle Hach , promoted to chief operating officer; and Mike Wehr , promoted to chief sales officer Storm Creek (PPAI 438091, S6) — Beth Harris , customer and product coordinator; Colette Munn , accounting specialist; Jeremy Piatt , marketing graphic designer; and Rachel Sprenger , order entry specialist Toddy Gear (PPAI 516677, S6) — Josh Bleicher , promoted to director of sales Thermopatch DBA DECO- PRINT (PPAI 272075, S1) — Mitch Eaton , controller Mike Wehr Kyle Hach Jeremy Piatt Colette Munn Beth Harris Rachel Sprenger Mitch Eaton Josh Bleicher IN MEMORIAM: Bob Davis, CAS Bob Davis, CAS, owner of Denver, Colorado, distributor Specialty Incentives (PPAI 104275, D8), passed away on December 24 after a short illness. He was 76. Throughout his life, Davis was passionate about volunteering for the promotional products industry. He served on the PPAI Education Committee, Conventions Committee, Strategic Planning Committee and Leadership Advisory Committee, and was an industry speaker and ambassador at colleges and at industry shows. In 1997, he was elected to the PPAI Board of Directors and served from 1998-2002 and was board chair in 2001. Davis was inducted into the PPAI Hall of Fame in 2012 and was recognized as a PPAI Fellow in 2016. In addition, Davis served on the board of the Rocky Mountain Region Promotional Products | FEBRUARY 2020 | 89 CONNECT