Fingerhut Cos. Inc., Minneapolis, MN, has appointed Mike Raven to director of marketing services. Fingerhut Cos. Inc., Minneapolis, MN, has appointed Mike Raven to director of marketing services.
Raven will be responsible for list marketing operations at Fingerhut and its subsidiaries, including the administration of list rental, package insert and advertising programs. Prior to his appointment at Fingerhut, he worked at Figi’s as a list manager for several years. He joined Fingerhut in 1986.
The company also named four other executives.
John Christiansen has been named senior vice president of marketing; Wayne P. Garten has been appointed president of Popular Club; Nils Ytterbo has been promoted from CFO to senior vice president and CFO; and Kin Leung has been promoted from director to vice president of finance, Fingerhut subsidiaries.
Christiansen formerly vice president, e-commerce marketing has overall responsibility for the marketing efforts of the Fingerhut brand. He has been with the company for 22 years.
Prior to taking on the position with Fingerhut, Garten served as CFO for MicroWarehouse and Hanover Direct.
Ytterbo joined Fingerhut in 1999 after a 20-year career with Federated Department Stores Inc.
Leung came to Fingerhut in 1997 after a 14-year career at Target Corp. In his new role, Leung will assist with the supervision and review of the company’s subsidiaries, and will lead efforts to manage costs.
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