| Our
Sales & Marketing Team |
Kevin
Connor
President |
An experienced General
Manager and CEO who has benefited from assignments with leading
Consumer Packaged Foods Companies in the U.S.
Prior to acquiring American Sales & Marketing,
Kevin was General Manager of Chiquita Brands from 1988 to 1993.
At Chiquita he was responsible for the dramatic business growth
in both the Consumer Packaged Goods Division and Processed Fruit
Division (worldwide fruit ingredient business). The growth of these
businesses were essentially start-ups. Prior to Chiquita, Kevin
was Senior Vice President of ConAgra (1986-1988), where he was responsible
for the implementation of the acquisition and development of such
brands as Armour, Patio, Chun King and Morton. He also headed up
Healthy Choice product development and packaging team. Earlier in
Kevin's career he was President of Sunline Brands (1984-1985)
and General Manager of H.J. Heinz (Weight Watcher Brand from 1978-1984).
He also held marketing positions at Borden and Drackett. Most recently
and beginning in 1994, Kevin acquired American Sales &
Marketing where he assembled an organization to market and sell
food products nationally. |
Nancy Connor
Chief Financial Officer
|
Eighteen years experience in financial
management including all accounting functions such as payroll, data
analysis, cost control, 401K, P&L, commission reconciliation,
forecasting, credit, and collections. |
Cheryl Gissiner
Vice President of Sales
|
Twenty-five years
experience in administrative management, sales, customer service,
and marketing support. Responsibilities include vendor management
and sales to select Costco regions, Target, Wal-Mart, and Sam's,
as well as sales data analysis, marketing coordination, deduction
management, forecasting, and inventory issues. |
Melissa Hughes
Vice President of Sales
|
Twenty-three years
experience in the retail and club industry. Fifteen years with Wal-Mart
Stores, Inc. which included six years as a buyer for Sam's Club.
Most recently spent four years as Account Manager to Wal-Mart and
Sam's, as well as sales analysis, forecasting, order analysis, and
inventory management. |
Nicole Schlaack
Vice President of Sales & Marketing
|
Thirteen years of sales & marketing experience
with national companies in print/on-line product offerings. Responsibilities
include vendor management, sales forecasting, marketing opportunity
analysis and new product development. |
Gwenn Seibert
Customer Service Manager
|
Responsible for order entry, customer service and office
management. |
Chandler Beard
Business Analyst located in Charlotte,
N.C. |
Retail Operations, Sales, and Customer Service experience
in Financial & Banking industry.
Responsibilities include sales support, data processing and analysis. |
| Outsourced
Audit Team |
AS&M has numerous individuals located throughout
the United States who perform club audits as needed for special projects. |