The Retail Advertising and Marketing Association (RAMA), a division of the National Retail Federation, announced that eight retail executives have been elected to its Board of Directors. Each individual was elected by current RAMA Board members to serve a three-year term.
“It is always a pleasure to welcome seasoned professionals to our Board of Directors,” said Mike Gatti, Executive Director of RAMA. “These new additions represent the best of the best in the retail advertising and marketing industry.”
Board members of the Retail Advertising and Marketing Association set the association's agenda, provide ideas and content for the Retail Advertising Conference, and network with their peers on a variety of industry issues.
RAMA's new Board Members are:
Kathy Doyle Thomas, Executive Vice President, Half Price Books.
Dave Gaston, President, Gaston Advertising.
Laura Geisking, President, The Creative Company.
Giovanni Gigliotti, Vice President of Marketing, IBM.
Dustin May, Director of Marketing, Bootleggers.
Phillip Odom, Board Director, Cape London.
Zain Raj, Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, Euro RSCG.
Tony Ueber, Senior Vice President Marketing, Office Depot.
RAMA has also announced that Mike Gatti has been named to Executive Director. He was formerly Executive Vice President and has been with the National Retail Federation since 1995.
The Retail Advertising & Marketing Association, a division of the National Retail Federation, is a trade association of over 1500 retail marketing and advertising executives, plus their supporting partners from the advertising agency, media and service-provider areas.
RAMA sponsors the annual Retail Advertising Conference, the largest single gathering of retail marketing and advertising professionals in the industry today. RAMA also produces the RACie Awards Competition, the most prestigious creative contest in retail.
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