Joe Ferragina & Ross Litz join Next management team
24 Apr '06
2 min read
Next Inc, an emerging leader in the sportswear and promotional products industry, announced it has added industry veterans Joe Ferragina and Ross Litz to its management team where they will direct and oversee the company's strategic sales growth.
Ferragina and Litz commented, "After 7 years of working on behalf of Next, we are extremely excited and honored to play a more active role within the company."
Joe Ferragina has been appointed Executive VP Sales and Marketing. He has over 23 years experience in the apparel industry having held ownership and senior management positions with a number of companies over his career.
Most recently, Ferragina was managing partner for Ferra Sales & Marketing. Ferra Sales & Marketing was formed in 1995 as a sales and management company primarily representing apparel manufacturers to national retail chains. In November 1997, Ferra made the transition to represent Next Inc. products to retail. Since that time, Joe has been instrumental in building business on behalf of Next Inc while acting as an independent outside sales representative.
Ross Litz has been appointed VP of Sales and Merchandising. He has 11 years experience in sales to national retail chains and has worked diligently with Joe as a partner in Ferra Sales & Marketing for the last 7 years. Before coming on board with Ferra Sales & Marketing, he managed $10 million in sales for W.E. Stephens Manufacturing. Throughout his career, he has been instrumental in opening new accounts and managing sales for national retail chains.
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