GARDNER, Kansas (December 1, 2016) – DistributorCentral (PPAI: 220404 | UPIC: DC) has announced new employees in three of its departments, Marketing, Customer Support, and Sales, as part of the company’s continued growth.
Angela Taylor has joined DistributorCentral as Marketing Director. Angela has 12 years of experience in the promotional products industry with a focus in B2B and B2C marketing and industry advertising. She spent nine years at ASI, starting out as Website Coordinator and working her way up to Director, Digital Advertising Operations. She then became VP, Marketing at A+ Wine Designs, where she spent the past three years. She has volunteered with SAAC as Membership Chair and Treasurer, and she was recently elected as Vice President of SAAC’s board for 2017. “Angela’s experience of having been both a competitor and a customer of DistributorCentral gives her a unique voice for us.” says Jason Nokes, President.
Alex Garcia has joined the Customer Support department as Software Support Specialist. He has a vast background that consists of 10 years in customer support and account management. Most recently, he was Information Technology Consultant for his own business venture eHome Tech Support, where he helped PC owners analyze and fix hardware and software issues. Before that he was as a Finance Advisor for the University of Phoenix for 5 years, where he managed students’ accounts; helping them with their financial aid, student loans and grants. “Our Software Support Specialist postions are hard to fill, because of the delicate balance needed between being technical and customer centric. However, Alex’s diverse background in both customer service and technical support is the exact mix we need for the expansion of the department,” says Tiffany Tarr, Vice President of Sales.
Amy Pentola has joined the Sales department as Account Manager. She has spent the last eight years at FS Promotions, a promotional product distributor, as Director, Client Services. At FS Promotions she coordinated promotional product orders for a line of hair salons while managing the relationships with clients, advertising agency, and print vendors. “Amy is a natural fit to DistributorCentral. She understands our customers’ needs and will be able to immediately help our growing sales team,” says Tiffany Tarr.
“All these end of year additions just show how fast DistributorCentral is growing. They all bring different experience to DistributorCentral that will make them strong in their new positions while expanding the overall perspective of the company,” says David Shultz, Vice President of Operations.
About DistributorCentral
DistributorCentral is a technology company for the promotional products industry, offering a range of cost-effective online resources, including: fast and accurate product search, e-commerce websites, order management, email blasts, and artwork services. DistributorCentral offers the only free-to-use product database for distributors and suppliers in the industry.
For more information about DistributorCentral visit www.distributorcentral.com and on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube.
