Our much respected Lisa Slauson has decided to leave MacPherson’s and her last day with the company will be December 31st, 2015. As the Senior Manager for our exclusive brands (Kinsho, Montana, STABILO, Mabef easels, RGM and Lefranc & Bourgeois). Lisa has made many contributions MacPherson’s success. We wish her all the very best!
We are also excited to announce that Ana McCormick will be transitioning from her Assistant Category Manager role and will be taking over responsibility for exclusive brands going forward. Congrats to Ana on her new role!
After 17 productive years with Newell-Rubbermaid, Shelley Minnis, Sr. Consumer Specialist at Sanford will be retiring at the end of the year. Shelley influenced more art consumers in her career than anyone at Newell-Rubbermaid on behalf of brands like Prismacolor and Sharpie.
In related news Newell Rubbermaid Inc. has announced it will acquire rival Jarden Corp. for about $15 billion in cash and stock, merging portfolios of brands including Sharpie markers, Yankee candles and Graco baby strollers. The new company will be called Newell Brands. Read the WSJ article here