The Incentive Manufacturers Representatives Alliance (IMRA), a strategic industry group within the Incentive Marketing Association (IMA), has named Jeffrey Brenner its 2019-2020 IMRA board president. Brenner is director, special markets, for SEIKO Watch of America LLC.
Brenner has been active in IMRA and the IMA for more than 20 years and has served in several volunteer and board positions with both organizations. As IMA membership co-chair he helped bring new brands into IMRA. Brenner says, “Being able to work in partnership with our industry’s top talent from both the manufacturer and rep worlds is a challenge I am excited to take head-on alongside an exceptional group of seasoned professionals on the board. Our focus as an alliance is to educate corporate America and advocate the need for incentives, utilizing multi-line rep organizations and premium brands to recognize their valued employees and customers.”
IMRA also elected new officers and directors for 2019-2020. Randy Renz, vice president of Target Marketing Associates Inc., has been named board vice president; Scott Whitehead, director special markets at Samsonite LLC, will serve as treasurer; and Sara Dattolo, CPIM, sales professional at Pilgrim Promotions, Ltd., is board secretary. Lore Rincon, sales manager at Continental Premium Corporation, serves as past IMRA president.
IMRA board directors include:
David Boodey, CPIM, president RepLink/The DataDirect Group
Brett Hauch, executive vice president, B.C. Incentives
Mike Landry, CPIM, vice president of special markets, Tumi
Scott Plybon, president, The Plybon Company
Thomas J. Myers, sales manager, Nikon, Inc.
David Rosenstock, vice president of business development north, Incentivesource, Inc.
Becky Sawicki, director of special markets, Jura Inc.