HALO Branded Solutions, Sterling, Ill., announced the addition of Paul Bellantone to the company’s executive team in the newly created role of senior vice president of sales for the Western U.S.
Bellantone was previously president and CEO of the Promotional Products Association International (PPAI), the industry’s trade association.
Bellantone will report to Jim Stutz, HALO’s executive vice president of sales, marketing and business development.
“Paul’s leadership at PPAI in the past 20 years will prove to be an exceptional resource for our sales team,” Stutz said. “He will also be responsible for developing relationships with industry distributors and sales professionals who can use HALO’s selling tools and technology to grow their business.”
“Paul is highly respected in our industry and throughout HALO,” said HALO CEO Marc Simon. “Many of our senior executives have volunteered at PPAI, and they all hold Paul in the highest esteem. His deep knowledge of our unique industry dynamics and forward view of how industry sales professionals can succeed in the new normal will bring great value to HALO. He is a perfect fit for our executive leadership team and the many initiatives we have in place to continue our successful growth. We feel very fortunate that Paul chose to join HALO.”
“I have had deep respect for what the HALO team has accomplished since I came into the industry,” Bellantone said. “Their capabilities and culture as and organization are an excellent fit for me, and I look forward to collaborating with this talented team as I begin this new and exciting chapter in my life.”
For more information on HALO Branded Solutions, visit www.halo.com.
