GAP Promo Press Release
By Gayle Piraino, Founder and President
GAP Promo is growing and I am honored to share the creation
of new Leadership positions that will further develop and strengthen our
already successful sales and marketing organization. We have created two new
roles: Director of Sales|Director of Operations.
Effective immediately, I am delighted to announce that Justin
Burkinshaw, Senior Sales Manager has been promoted to Director of Sales and Kim
Olson, Senior Project Manager has been promoted to Director of Operations.
Justin joined GAP in July, 2014 as a Sales Account Manager in
charge of two important Beer Accounts where he quickly developed and fostered
strong client relationships. In 2016, Justin assumed and brought in additional
key accounts that included key Beer and Spirits Brands. At this time he was also
promoted to Senior Sales Account Manager. Justin is a graduate of Bryant
University in Rhode Island. His background included both sales and management.
Kim joined GAP in April 2015 in a newly created position of
Project Manager. Kim embraced this new role and immediately developed internal
processes that helped implement positive change throughout GAP Promo which
ultimately benefitted our clients, vendors and the GAP Team. In 2016, Kim
helped identify and lead the way of a GAP Promo investment where we joined a
buying group that has provided us many benefits including new and improved software,
real-time project tracking and sales reporting. At this time she was also
promoted to Senior Project Manager. Kim is a graduate of Emerson College and
she also received her MBA from University of Phoenix. Her background includes
restaurant management and ownership and most recently Marketing and Project
Management for a major food manufacturer.
Justin, Kim and I will work together on a higher strategic
level to ensure GAP Promo continues to grow through providing “Best in Class”
customer service. We will continue to be “a leader” with our creative ideas and
current products to support the Food and Beverage Markets while ultimately
assisting our clients to “Win at Retail”.
