Polyconcept North America, Pittsburgh, today announced three new field sales managers and two new business development representatives who will now represent the Leed’s, Bullet and JournalBooks/Timeplanner Calendars product lines.
Alina Rubinshteyn has been hired as a field sales manager, to serve distributors in Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Southern Illinois and Western Tennessee. Prior to joining PCNA, Rubinshteyn worked as a sales representative for Alexander Manufacturing covering the Midwest.
Christian Brandt has also been hired as a field sales manager, to serve distributors in Northern New Jersey and the New York Metropolitan area. Prior to joining PCNA, Brandt spent 11 years with the Advertising Specialty Institute, most recently as executive director of distributor services.
Jen Carver has been promoted to field sales manager, to serve distributors in the Eastern Ontario, Canada area, effective January 1, 2012. Carver has been representing PCNA as business development representative, a role she has held since 2005. Prior to joining PCNA, she worked for two years for Aware Marketing Group, which was acquired by Leed’s in 2004. Carver was recognized in 2009 by the Promotional Products Association of Canada with the Supplier Rep of the Year award.
Heather Whitaker has been hired as a business development representative, to represent the Canadian region previously covered by Jen Carver. Whitaker joins after more than 10 years on the distributor side, where she has worked for Mat Leave and An Opportunity Knocks.
Chuck McCrea has been promoted to business development representative, serving Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Southern Illinois and Western Tennessee. McCrea has worked for Leed’s for over 5 years in a number of positions, including partner development representative, key contact and account service representative.