Greater Pacific (asi/58135), a supplier of custom imported promotional products, has added industry veteran Kelly Borre to its team. Borre has a proven track record in global importing, consultative sales and creative branded merchandise. She’s been recognized for her concierge sales approach and specializes in managing complex sourcing projects and providing seamless, high-impact solutions. Borre said she’s thrilled to join Greater Pacific: “Their reputation for delivering innovative, tailored importing solutions aligns perfectly with my expertise.”

The Kanata Group (asi/73520) has made key appointments to its sales team. Carrie Pitre is now vice president of national accounts and brings almost 20 years of experience to the role. In addition, the company welcomes four multi-line reps:

• Walter Brzyski of Brisk Enterprises for the Mid-Atlantic region (DE, NJ, NY and PA)
• James Matson of Northwest Professional Sales for the Pacific Northwest region (AL, ID, MT, OR and WA)
• Kent Getsee and Paula Coomer of Preferred Lines Marketing for the Midwest region (IA, IL, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, SD, OH, IN and WI)

“I’m very happy to be adding these terrific individuals to our already strong regional sales team,” says Joe Huber, senior vice president of promotional sales. “I’m very optimistic for 2025 and beyond.”

BamBams (asi/38228) has promoted long-time employee Zack Harvey to vice president of national accounts. Harvey began his career as an intern with the company and, over the past 15 years, has thrived in roles that include account executive, sales manager and director of national accounts, according to BamBams. “Zack’s strong industry relationships, keen attention to detail, integrity and ambition will undoubtedly benefit the company in his new role,” the firm said in a statement.

GNP Branded Gear (asi/200020) has hired Andrew Maloney as a branding specialist. The distributorship said he brings several years of experience with merch and has worked as a travel coordinator and account manager, serving a diverse base of clients. “Andrew’s previous positions included a vast number of projects in corporate gifting and e-store development,” GNP stated.

Gold Bond (asi/57653), a Hixson, TN-based promo supplier, has launched ZipShip, a same-day production service that ensures orders are decorated and shipped the same day, provided the order is placed by noon eastern of that day. The service applies to a collection of 30 curated products, including golf balls, tumblers, accessories and eco-friendly items. “With ZipShip, we’ve redefined what fast means in the promotional products industry,” said Mark Godsey, president of Gold Bond Inc. “This service was built for distributors who need quality, speed, and reliability all at once.”

PromoEQP, an associative distributor-focused competitive pricing program, has promoted Cheryl Frerichs to executive director of distributor subscriptions. Prior to joining PromoEQP, Frerichs owned and operated a trophy and awards business in California. She has exceled since coming aboard at Promo EQP, executives said. “Cheryl has shown a passion and dedication to making PromoEQP work better for the distributor,” says Jeremy Chacon, PromoEQP’s vice president of business development and advancement. “We fully expect that this [promotion] will only make PromoEQP better by allowing her the freedom to focus solely on enhancing and building the distributor network.”