Incentive Marketing Association elects 2014-15 officers, directors

Aug. 13, 2014 - PRLog -- More direct membership involvement is in the future for the Incentive Marketing Association (http://www.incentivemarketing.org/) (IMA), which recently elected a new slate of officers and directors for 2014-15 at the IMA’s recent Annual Executive Summit, held in Philadelphia.

According to newly-elected IMA President Richard Low, the association will be “undergoing a strategic planning process in the months ahead which will involve capturing input from all levels of our membership in order to better chart IMA’s future,” he said. Low also serves as vice president – special markets for Citizen Watch Co., Lyndhurst, N.J.

In addition to Low, new officers for 2014-15 include Executive Vice President Donna Chrobak, IP, of Quintloyalty, Charlotte, N.C.; Vice President Spencer Toomey, CPIM, of Luxury Lines by MMSC, Westport, Conn.; Treasurer Sean Roark, CPIM, of Promopros/Incentpros, Inc., Spring, Texas; Secretary Pete Mitchell of Samsonite Corp., North Myrtle Beach, S.C., and Past President Louise Anderson, CPIM, of Business Impact Group, Chanhassen, Minn.

IMA directors for 2014-15 include Heather Abbott of Powerhouse Brands Consulting, Portland, Ore.; Susan Adams, CPIM, of Dittman Incentive Marketing, New Brunswick, N.J.; Beau Ballin of Motivaction, LLC, Minneapolis, Minn.; Kimberly A. Carrette of Canon U.S.A., Inc., Melville, N.Y.; Heidi Chatfield, CPIM, of All Star Incentive Marketing, Fiskdale, Mass.; Andrew Dodge, CPIM, of eGifter, Melville, N.Y.; Brian Dunne, IP, of SVM Europe, Ltd., Rotherham, U.K.; John Hornbogen of RPG Gift Cards, Lisle, Ill.; Shaun Krusmark of Transaction Wireless, San Diego, Cal.; Mike Landry, IP, of Tumi, Longmeadow, Mass.; Bill Martocci of Carlisle Sales & Marketing, Inc., Oakdale, N.Y.; Mike Ryan of Madison Performance Group, New York; Sean Wilkinson of Corporate Rewards U.K., Warwickshire, U.K., and Joe Zanone of Movado Group, Inc./Zanone Sales, Houston, Texas.

Julie Weldon serves as IMA’s executive director.

About the Incentive Marketing Association

Business improves when employees and customers are recognized, rewarded, and engaged through effectively structured programs with defined goals and proven returns. The Incentive Marketing Association (IMA) is comprised of the companies who are leaders in the incentive industry.  IMA provides education, resources and research to promote the use of incentive programs to the business community and is the umbrella organization for the Global Incentive Council (GIC), the Incentive Gift Card Council (IGCC), the Incentive Manufacturers & Representatives Alliance (IMRA), the Incentive Travel Council, the Performance Improvement Council, the Recognition Council (RC), IMA-Canada, and IMA-Europe.

More information about IMA and the incentive marketplace is available at www.incentivemarketing.org.


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