AUSTIN, Texas (PRWEB)
July 21, 2020

KBMax, a next-gen, visual CPQ solution, today announces the addition of Steve Stessman to its leadership team.

Steve Stessman served as the VP of Sales and Sales Operations at Tuff Shed, Inc., a manufacturer of sheds, garages, cabin shells, and custom structures since 1981. While there, he led the effort to streamline their entire sales and manufacturing process by leveraging KBMax, Salesforce, and their partner ecosystem. This transformation resulted in more converted leads, increased deal sizes, more efficient order management, lower manufacturing costs, and consistent revenue growth.

As the Vice President of Business Development at KBMax, Steve will enhance and grow KBMax’s partnerships with key players in the CPQ space, like Salesforce. By building its partner network, KBMax can help even more manufacturers deliver a better buying experience for their customers and a streamlined selling experience for their internal teams.

“We’re thrilled to welcome Steve Stessman to the KBMax leadership team,” said Bill Culwell, President of KBMax. “He brings years of experience helping companies sell more, faster and accurately by leveraging the Salesforce ecosystem. He’s the best person to help others understand the power of our solution and integration with Salesforce.”

In addition to his previous sales leadership role, Stessman is an active participant in the SaaS and manufacturing space, recently serving on the Salesforce Customer Advisory Board for Manufacturing, Salesforce Customer Advisory Board for CPQ, and the Conga Executive Customer Advisory Board. He wants to help others who are undergoing digital transformation projects after successfully leading one from start to finish at Tuff Shed.

“I’m excited to join the KBMax team especially now with so many companies looking for solutions that dramatically improve their potential customers’ online experience as well as decrease their operating costs,” said Steve Stessman. “I plan on lending my experience using KBMax, Salesforce, and the AppExchange to anyone trying to find a better way to sell, transact, and fulfill more efficiently.”

About KBMax

KBMax is redefining CPQ and e-commerce for manufacturers globally. Their product configurator can handle complex business rules, visualization, real-time pricing, CAD automation, and website embedding. This end-to-end solution results in an awesome buying experience, a faster sales cycle, and a more efficient manufacturing process. For more information, go to kbmax.com.

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TOTOWA, N.J. (PRWEB)
July 20, 2020

Spiral Binding announced today that Robert Roth is retiring and Douglas Nash will be the new CEO. Roth, an owner of the company and a 50-year veteran of Spiral, will serve as Chairman of the Board and support business development opportunities for Spiral.

“Transitioning into retirement has been a goal of mine over the last several years,” said Roth. “The decision to step down as CEO seemed like a natural progression.”

Though no longer involved with daily operations, as Chairman of the Board and driving business development, Roth’s presence will still be felt throughout the company he helped build into an industry-leader.

“As part of my new role, I will search for unique, innovative products and develop underserved markets with the ambition of propelling Spiral into the future,” said Roth.

Douglas Nash has been appointed CEO effective immediately after serving as Spiral President since September 2018.

“The Board and I have every confidence Doug is the right person to lead Spiral Binding,” continued Roth. “He is a seasoned, world-class leader with a remarkably clear vision for the company and well-formed strategies for growth and infrastructure fortification. I think we did a great job selecting him and it has been awesome to witness his commitment to our customers, vendors and employees.”

“I am honored to follow in the very large footsteps of Rob Roth and I’m energized by the opportunity to lead Spiral’s incredible team and portfolio of products and companies,” said Spiral Binding’s newly appointed CEO Douglas Nash. “Rob has all of our best wishes for a well-earned retirement. After 50 years of commitment and service he and the Roth family leave a tremendous legacy that will be felt for decades to come.”

About Spiral Binding LLC:

Spiral is a leading manufacturer and worldwide distributor of a diverse line of print-finishing, graphic-arts, and presentation products and services. Spiral’s highly qualified team of professionals provide solutions to match any area of need for supplies and equipment in binding, laminating, paper handling, photo finishing, and custom imprinting services. For more information, visit http://www.spiralbinding.com.

Spiral is a portfolio company of Hilltop Private Capital (for more information, visit http://www.hilltopprivatecapital.com) and KCB Private Equity (for more information, visit http://www.kcbm.com).

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NEW YORK (PRWEB)
July 20, 2020

Today at the 2020 CEO & CMO Summit Virtual, MMA Global, the industry organization dedicated to driving modern marketing and shaping the future, announced the appointment of Deborah Wahl, Global Chief Marketing Officer of General Motors, as the incoming Chair for the Global Board of Directors. Wahl, one of the most influential executives in marketing, will oversee a board comprised of senior marketing professionals across a wide range of sectors, as well as some of the most influential AdTech and MarTech executives. The diversity of those companies represents MMA’s “Superpower,” given the wattage and collective intelligence reflective of the whole marketing industry. The board’s driving mission is to drive and effect positive change within the discipline of marketing through research, education and debate.

Wahl brings a wealth of industry knowledge and senior marketer experience to the board, having served as CMO for McDonald’s, Cadillac and Chrysler, but she’s also held senior marketing roles at Ford, Mazda, and Toyota in various positions and countries. She’s known for her keen eye in identifying organizational gaps in marketing and filling them with optimal solutions, which dovetails perfectly with MMA’s mission.

“I have been energized by the topics that the MMA Global Board is tackling under the leadership of CEO Greg Stuart,” said Wahl. “My view is that we do need to work together as an industry, and MMA is a one-of-a-kind industry body. It’s clear to me that the MMA has a strong and fact-based agenda and approach to help CMOs to tackle the toughest issues in accomplishing their mission. No one is better positioned to clean up the increasingly complex digital marketing ecosystem.”

Wahl takes over from Karin Timpone, formerly Global Marketing Officer of Marriott International, who will move to Chair Emeritus on the MMA Global Board. The entire MMA Global thanks Timpone for her service in navigating the MMA during this time.

“I’m extremely proud to have Deb step up to head up our powerhouse board, which represents a real testament to how far MMA has come,” said Greg Stuart, CEO of MMA Global. “Ten years ago, we started with only one mid-level marketer, and by the end of this year we’ll have now grown to nearly 40 CMOs, now led by one of world’s biggest global marketers as our Chair. One of the best things I heard from a current board CMO was ‘I don’t know how the MMA does it but you come up with topics I don’t hear anywhere else, and they matter to my business.’ I want to especially also thank Karin for her leadership during a most unusual time.”

Working with Stuart, Wahl’s tenure will focus on the following areas, programs and initiatives:

1.    Marketing Attribution Think Tank (MATT) – focused on supporting issues around multi-touch attribution (MTA) measurement and the gyration in Identifiers for measurement and tracking, in light of the phasing out of cookies and Apple IDFA

2.    Marketing Org Structure Think Tank (MOSTT) – directly correlating marketing organizational structure to a company’s financial performance

3.    Great Marketing Growth Debates – a series examining the major marketing growth frameworks as explained by the professors who authored them, followed by discussion and debate among the top marketers in the industry

4.    Data in Marketing Think Tank (DATT) – initiatives in development to support marketers as they aggregate, assess and apply data in their marketing strategies

5.    Brand vs. Performance research initiative – $2-million, ground-breaking research to help answer the age-old question of how branding affects long-term sales

6.    Other initiatives to clean up the digital ecosystem, including a Brand Safety Guide for marketers, a mobile attribution fraud assessment tool, and studies into the actual brand impact of the current AdTech ecosystem.

The MMA’s full board structure, globally and regionally, includes:

Global Board Executive Committee:

Chair: Deborah Wahl, Global Chief Marketing Officer, General Motors

Global Secretary: Carolyn Everson, VP, Global Marketing Solutions, Facebook

Jack Philbin, Co-Founder & CEO, Vibes

Chair Emeritus: Karin Timpone, Global Marketing Officer, formerly Marriott

Chair Emeritus: Luis Di Como, Executive Vice President, Global Media, Unilever

Chair Emeritus: Sanjay Gupta, Chief Customer Officer, TIAA

Chair Emeritus: John Costello, Former President, Global Mktg & Innovation, Dunkin’

Treasurer: Stephen McCarthy, CFO/COO, GroundTruth

Global Board Members:

Suzy Deering, CMO, eBay

Jill Baskin, CMO, Hershey

Lynne Biggar, Chief Marketing & Communications Officer, Visa

Ayesha Gilarde, CMO, Match.com

Jay Jaffin, Chief Marketing & Digital Officer, Western Union

Joanna Lu, VP of Marketing, Greater China & Korea, The Coca-Cola Co.

Greg Lyons, SVP, CMO, Pepsi

Ivan Pollard, SVP, Global CMO, General Mills

Telisa Yancy, COO, American Family Insurance

Wanda Young, CMO, Samsung

Jodi Allen, EVP & CMO, formerly Hertz

Amardeep Kahlon, CMO, formerly GlaxoSmithKline

Kellyn Kenny, Global CMO, formerly Hilton Hotels

Jeff Lucas, VP of America Sales & Global Client Solutions, formerly Verizon Media Group

Rebecca Messina, CMO, formerly Uber

Barbara Messing, SVP & CMO, formerly Walmart

Janet Balis, Partner/Principal, Global Media, Entertainment & Marketing Advisory Services Leader, EY

Cameron Clayton, General Manager, IBM Cloud Ecosystem and Weather, IBM Watson Advertising

Matt Derella, Global Vice President, Revenue and Content Partnerships, Twitter

Rita Ferro, President Advertising Sales and Partnerships, Disney

Greg Glenday, CEO, Lightbox

Jeremi Gorman, Chief Business Officer, SNAP

Charles Manning, President & CEO, Kochava

Ted Prince, President, Analytic Solutions, Neustar

Allan Thygesen, President, Americas, Google

Antonio Tomarchio, Founder & CEO, Cuebiq

John Trimble, Chief Revenue Officer, Pandora

Linda Yaccarino, Chairman of Advertising & Client Partnerships, NBCU

Regional Representatives to Global Board:

NA: Louis Paskalis, SVP, Enterprise Media Executive, Bank of America

LATAM: Alberto “Banano” Pardo, Founder & CEO, Adsmovil

LATAM: Gustavo Aguiar, CDO, Johnson & Johnson

APAC: David Porter, VP, Global Media at Unilever Asia, Africa, Middle East, Turkey & Russia, Unilever

There are five other boards which support the MMA members and Global Board:

North America Board – Chaired by Norman de Greve, CMO, CVS Health

EMEA Board – Chaired by Sarah Mansfield, VP Global Media Europe, NAMETRUB, E-commerce, Operations, Unilever

APAC Board – Chaired by David Porter, VP Global Media Asia, Africa, Middle East, Turkey & Russia, Unilever

LATAM Board – Chaired by Gustavo Aguiar, CDO, Johnson & Johnson LATAM

Global Media & Data Board – Chaired by Louis Paskalis, SVP, Enterprise Media Executive, Bank of America

Any marketers that are interested in joining the MMA, or one of the boards, please contact Greg Stuart at greg@mmaglobal.com.

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About the MMA:

Comprised of over 800-member companies globally and 14 regional offices, the MMA is the only marketing trade association that brings together the full ecosystem of marketers, tech providers and sellers working collaboratively to architect the future of marketing, while relentlessly delivering growth today. Anchoring the MMA’s mission are four core pillars; to cultivate inspiration by driving innovation for the Chief Marketing Officer; to build the mobile marketing capabilities for marketing organizations through fostering know-how and confidence; to champion the effectiveness and impact of mobile through research providing tangible ROI measurement; and to advocate for mobile marketers.

Members include: 1-800-Flowers.com, Adobe, Allstate, Ally Financial, American Eagle, American Express, AT&T, Bank of America, Calvin Klein, Campbell’s, JPMorgan Chase, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Chobani, Choice Hotels, Citi, Clear Channel Outdoor, Colgate Palmolive, Cuebiq, CVS Health, Dunkin’ Brands, eBay, E*TRADE, Electronic Arts, Estee Lauder, Facebook, Ford, General Motors Company, Google, Hilton Worldwide, IBM Watson, Kellogg Company, LinkedIn, L’Oreal, Marriott International, Match Group, Mastercard, McDonald’s, MillerCoors, Monster, NBCU, Pandora, Pfizer, Pinterest, PlaceIQ, Salesforce, Samsung, Shire, Snap Inc., SUBWAY, Target Inc., The Coca-Cola Company, T- Mobile, Turner Broadcasting, Twitter, Uber, Unilever, Verizon Media Group, Verizon, Vibes, Walmart, Waze and many more. The MMA’s global headquarters are located in New York with regional operations Asia Pacific (APAC), Europe/Middle East/Africa (EMEA) and Latin America (LATAM). For more information see http://www.mmaglobal.com.

Media Contacts

Sheryl Daija

Chief Strategy Officer, MMA

917 287 6140

sheryl.daija@mmaglobal.com

SAN RAMON, Calif. (PRWEB)
July 20, 2020

RChilli, a leading recruitment analytics solution provider, is proud to announce that its CEO, Vinay Johar, has won the Indian Achievers’ Award. It is a prestigious award as it is given for business excellence and recognizes both the professional and social achievements of an individual.

At present, RChilli is serving 1600+ customers in more than 33 countries across the globe with its intelligent solutions such as Resume Parser, Search & Match Engine, Taxonomy 3.0, and Enrichment Marketplace.

Vinay is a serial entrepreneur, and RChilli is his third venture. He started the company with a vision of creating intelligent AI plugins for the HR tech market and integrating them with global solutions.

Keeping in mind the growing need of the market, Vinay wanted to create a cloud-based, agile, scalable, affordable, and customizable AI plugin for the HR Tech industry that could offer remarkable results to the users. The idea was to make use of best-in-class technology and the latest processes to create such an amazing solution. This vision made him start RChilli as a startup with limited resources and team, and today, RChilli is one of the leaders in the HR technology space.

On receiving this award, Vinay Johar said, “I always get a feeling of satisfaction when we receive industry acknowledgment. This assures us that we are making the right progress. RChilli team has worked remarkably well to build this amazing technology that is intelligent, supports multi-language, and is scalable to process billions of documents.

“Thanks to everyone for their incredible support and guidance, which helped us to reach this level.”

Since its inception, RChilli is doing exceptionally well and offering exclusive products and features to its users. With its latest release of deep learning resume parsing module, and a perfect adoption of AI + ML technology in its latest version of resume parser, RChilli 8.0.0, RChilli is fulfilling its commitment of offering exclusive services by using the best technology and latest processes.

Read this blog for more insights. https://www.rchilli.com/blog/another-win-for-rchilli-its-award-time-now

To know more about RChilli and its products, go to rchilli.com.

About RChilli

RChilli is the most trusted partner for Parsing, Matching, and Data Enrichment for global recruiting platforms. Its market audience includes ATS, job boards, and enterprises that need to parse large amounts of resumes or jobs in a scalable manner. They get more productive by using automated parsing, matching, and scoring system and get perfect candidates in a fraction of time.

About Indian Achievers’ Award

Indian Achievers’ Award promotes achievements that inspire businesses and communities. It gives recognition to individuals who bring glory to the nation through their outstanding achievements.

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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (PRWEB)
July 20, 2020

Skafos.ai, the world’s leading interactive guided shopping platform for the eCommerce industry, today announced the executive appointment of Jody Stoehr as Chief Revenue Officer.

“After meeting the team at Skafos.ai, and their customers, I quickly realized the Company’s innovations in interactive UX, Visual AI, and deep machine learning were allowing brands to authentically influence the preferences and the personal intent of each shopper,” said Jody Stoehr, Chief Revenue Officer at Skafos.ai. “It’s evident that Skafos.ai is the only next-gen eCommerce product available that simplifies the online shopping experience in an interactive, highly visual, and personal manner and allows brands to authentically connect with their customer similar to a brick and mortar experience. I’m proud to join this amazing team.”

Stoehr brings more than 25 years of sales and consultative retail marketing experience to Skafos.ai, where she will leverage her deep retail industry expertise and network to lead and coordinate Skafos.ai’s sales and business development functions.

Previously, Stoehr served as the VP of Client Engagement at Reflektion where she was responsible for building a cross-functional team designed to assist some of the world’s notable retailers in the adoption and expansion of the company’s personalization solutions. She also was the Managing Director of R2integrated’s (R2i) Seattle office where she was responsible for the office profitability, growth, and development of full-service marketing solutions for Fortune 1000 companies including Amazon, Microsoft, and Bluetooth. She also held prominent sales and growth positions in other notable companies such as Marconi, Bell Atlantic Mobile, and Fujitsu/DMR Consulting.

“Jody’s depth and breadth of experience assisting major retail brands will help further our engagement with customers and the retail industry at large,” said Michael Prichard, CEO, Skafos.ai. “Jody brings tremendous value to the Skafos.ai team. We’re excited to have her on board and value her leadership as we continue to rapidly grow.”

In addition to her executive career, Stoehr has served as an advisor, board member, and committee chair for various tech startups and organizations including R2integrated and Sales and Marketing Executives International (SMEI). She and her teams have received numerous awards for extraordinary performance including the SIIA CODiE Awards, Adobe Marketing Cloud Partner of the Year Award, Top Seattle Digital Agency, Best Marketing Engagement Campaign, and Pulse Award in Integrated B2B, among others.

About Skafos.ai

Skafos.ai’s interactive guided shopping platform helps online retailers improve sales conversion, increase basket size, and authentically connect with their shoppers through interactive guided experiences and real-time personalization.

Founded in 2017, by pioneers in user experience, mobile, visual AI, and deep learning, Skafos.ai is a venture-backed company bringing the next generation of authentic personalization to online shopping. It’s platform uniquely combines individual shopper preferences, visual AI and deep learning to create more intimate and impactful commerce experiences throughout the shopping continuum.

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