The Promotion Marketing Association, Inc. has named newly elected members to its executive committee and board of directors.
Rick Murray, the senior director of strategy marketing for the Country Music Association, has been named as the incoming chair of the association.
Joining Murray and serving as the 2004-2005 PMA executive committee are:
- Chairman of the Board Elect—Sabrina Ironside, VP-integrated marketing, Fox Home Entertainment
- Vice Chairman of the Board and VP—Research & Education—Michael Murphy, VP-marketing activation resources, Unilever HPC
- President and COO—Claire Rosenzweig, CAE, Promotion Marketing Association
- VP—Government & Legal Affairs—Linda A. Goldstein, partner, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
- VP—Programs & Conferences—Hedy Lukas, director, Promotion Services, Kimberly-Clark Corp.
- VP—Chapters & Councils—Mark Mears, CMO, Blimpie International, Inc.
- VP—Membership & Marketing—Anne Murray, sr. director interactive marketing, Southwest Airlines
- Treasurer—H. Pierce Pelouze, president, CPMP, HPP III and Company Marketing Services, Inc.
- Secretary—Robert T. Schneider, SVP-Corporate Worldwide Promotions, Warner Bros.
- Member-At-Large—Robert E. Balzer, owner, REB Associates
- Member-At-Large—Russell A. Brown, EVP-consumer products, Promotion and Media Sales, Marvel Enterprises, Inc.
- Member-At-Large—John McCauley, SVP-marketing, Loews Cineplex Entertainment
- Chairman Emeritus—Mickey Jardon, CPMP, EVP/managing director, DVC Worldwide
- The newly elected board members are:
- Natasha L. Collura, director of partnership marketing and sales, San Diego Zoo/San Diego Wild Animal Park
- Kenneth R. Florin, partner, Loeb & Loeb LLP
- Julie Haddon, director, consumer promotions, eBay, Inc.
- Michael E. Jones, VP-integrated marketing, Coca-Cola USA
- Pam Kaufman, SVP-marketing, Nickelodeon
- Brad Oleshansky, VP-business affairs, GSN, The Network for Games
- Julie S. Washington, VP-market development, business development, CONA, Gillette Co.