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NSSF appoints board of governors member
The NSSF board of governors has announced Tom Taylor, SIG SAUER CMO and EVP, commerical sales, as its newest member. Prior to joining SIG in March 2015, he served as SVP of sales and marketing at Mossberg, VP of marketing and product development at Smith & Wesson and SVP at Remington/Freedom Group.
Taylor was part of the group that founded Honored American Veterans Afield (HAVA) in 2007; he still serves on a volunteer basis as chairman and executive director. He has also served on the International Hunter Education Association foundation board of directors.
RITON OPTICS NAMES MARKETING DIRECTOR
Calley Carpenter has joined Riton Optics as director of marketing. Previously, she was the GM and director of operations for Abrams Airborne Manufacturing Inc. and VLTOR Weapon Systems. Carpenter earned a bachelor's degree in communications, and a dual master's degree in business administration and leadership.
Of her vision for Riton, Carpenter shared, "Our marketing efforts will be focused on earning your business and your trust. We want to get to know you and let you get to know the Riton team."
VIRIDIAN adds sales manager
Viridian Weapon Technologies has announced the addition of Kevin Skalicky as national sales manager. Skalicky will oversee the implementation of the FACT Duty Weapon-Mounted Camera (WMC) with L.E. agencies and manage strategic accounts in the U.S. He most recently served as a strategic account professional for AcuSport Corp.
President and CEO Brian Hedeen said, "Kevin will be a key player as we continue to expand our FACT WMC programs and bring the technology to agencies nationwide."
SIG SAUER hires media relations director
SIG SAUER has welcomed Joel Harris as director of media relations and communication. He is responsible for managing all aspects of media relations as well as SIG SAUER's shooting sports initiatives and Team SIG. Harris has 20 years of industry experience in public relations, marketing and sales. As the inventor of patents in both the shooting sports...