Who’s News in Sales and Marketing

Kinro Promotes Sales Veteran
Kinro, a subsidiary of Drew Industries, has announced the promotion of Conrad “Conny” Holcombe to vice president of manufactured housing sales. Holcombe is a 16-year veteran of Kinro.

Frontier Grows Executive Team
Frontier Service Design, an innovation strategy firm for service-related companies, has named Susan Stipa vice president, responsible for company operations and marketing. Stipa was most recently a global strategic vice president for De Lage Landen Financial Services.

Yingli Green Energy Hires Tzeng
Yingli Green Energy, a photovoltaic product manufacturer, has announced the appointment of Jingyi Judy Tzeng as director of corporate development. Prior to joining Yingli Green Energy, Tzeng served as assistant vice president at Piper Jaffray & Co.

F5 Networks’ Darwin Promoted
F5 Networks, a provider of application delivery networking solutions, has promoted Dean Darwin to the newly created position of vice president of worldwide channel sales. Previously, Darwin had served as vice president of North American channel sales.

SAVO Appoints Chief Sales Officer
SAVO, a provider of on-demand sales enablement solutions, has named Scott W. Rudy III chief sales officer. Rudy previously served as vice president of sales at Salesforce.com.

HaiVision Appoints International Executive
HaiVision Network Video has appointed Thomas Haider European channel manager, in conjunction with the opening of the company’s new office in Augsburg, Germany. Haider most recently served as CEO at PSI Media Solutions GmbH.

Benchmark Names Director of Sales
Benchmark Hospitality International has appointed Stephen Weber director of sales for New York City’s Downtown Conference Center. Weber previously held the title of director of sales at the Delamar Hotel in Greenwich, CT.

Net-Results Appoints COO
Net-Results, a provider of sales and marketing automation solutions, has appointed Matt Filios chief operating officer. Most recently, Filios was the community operations practice director for Olliance Group.

inVentiv Picks Business Development SVP
inVentiv Selling Solutions, a provider of outsourced sales teams for the pharmaceutical industry, has named Maggie Helmig senior vice president of business development. Helmig has worked with pharmaceutical clients including Pfizer, Novartis, Merck, GlaxoSmithKline, and Bayer (Berlex).

Smith Joins Premise Marketing
Premise Immersive Marketing, a national agency specializing in integrating brands into youth culture, has hired Aaron C. Smith as vice president of client services. Smith previously spearheaded re-branding efforts for Maybelline New York, Mail Boxes Etc., and SHARP Healthcare.