PPAI Board Names 2012 Officers

PPAI’s Board of Directors has announced its new officers for 2012. The officers were selected by the PPAI Nominating Committee and voted on by the board.

Scott Siegel, MAS, president of Chicago, Illinois-based R.S. Owens & Co., Inc. (UPIC: RSOWENS ) and immediate past chair of the board, led the nominating committee that presented the board with the 2012 officer candidates.

“As these officers work very closely with the chair, I worked with incoming Board Chair Steven Meyer to ensure that the slate of officer candidates were people he was comfortable with,” says Siegel. “I believe that these officers represent a very august group of board members and that they will serve the industry well.”

The 2012 PPAI board officers are:
• Chair: Steven Meyer, MAS, vice president-sales, Willmar, Minnesota, supplier Molenaar, LLC (UPIC: MILINE)
• Immediate Past Chair: Eric Ekstrand, MAS, senior vice president, Chagrin Falls, Ohio, distributor The Mort C. McClennan Co. (UPIC: MCMM)
• Chair-Elect: Marc Simon, chief executive officer, Chicago, Illinois, distributor HALO Branded Solutions (UPIC: HBS)
• Vice Chair Financial Services: Rod Brown, CAS, chief financial officer, Pleasanton, California, distributor MadeToOrder (UPIC: mto)
• Vice Chair Marketing Services: Charles Duggan, MAS, director of business development, St. Louis, Missouri, supplier Greystone International Products Corp. (UPIC: GREYSTON)
• Vice Chair Membership Services: Bruce Felber, MAS, director of marketing and sales support, Holland, Ohio, distributor The Image Group (UPIC: IMAGEGRP)
• Vice Chair Program Services: Joseph Scott, MAS, vice president, Chanhassen, Minnesota, distributor Scott & Associates, Inc. (UPIC: SCOTTASC)

The officers will begin their terms following The PPAI Expo 2012.