HPG (PPAI 110772, S11) – ranked the No. 8 supplier in this year’s PPAI 100 – has announced the hiring of Kate Plummer, MAS, as director of sales for two of HPG’s subsidiaries: Debco (PPAI 317015, S4) and Beacon Promotions (PPAI 113702, S10).
- Plummer’s start date is December 11, 2023.
“I’m so looking forward to joining HPG,” Plummer says. “I’ve admired its growth and creativeness for years. The Debco and Beacon teams have set such a high bar with their award-winning customer service and I’m looking forward to being part of their continuing success.”
Plummer’s Background
A 16-year veteran of the promotional products industry, Plummer is the daughter of the late David and Rosalind Plummer, co-founders of Canadian-based supplier Clearmount Plastics Limited.
- In December of 2022, St Regis Group (PPAI 230188, S6) acquired Clearmount, and Plummer stayed on as vice president of sales and marketing.
Plummer has also served a variety of volunteer roles, including current vice chair of PromoKitchen, co-chair of the Women’s Empowerment Event for Promotional Products Professionals of Canada (PPPC) and past chair of the Women’s Leadership Conference for PPAI.
“I’ve known Kate for a long time and her outstanding reputation is thoroughly deserved,” says Trina Bicknell, chief revenue officer at HPG. “I’m excited to have her join my stellar team of industry leaders in a new role designed to make it even easier to do business with HPG.”