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Happy Birthday, Chris Vernon!

There's no better time to celebrate our President & CEO, Chris Vernon, than on his 60th birthday, which just happens to land on Presidents' Day this year. Or does Presidents' Day land on Chris's birthday? Either way...it's a presidential day of commemoration! The home office caught Chris off guard with…

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Chris Vernon Named Among Industry’s 50 Most Powerful People

November 6, 2019 – (NEWTON, IA) - Chris Vernon, MAS, CEO and President of The Vernon Company, has been recognized among the Counselor’s Power 50, the annual ranking of the most powerful executives in the $25 billion promotional products industry. This is the 14th consecutive year he has made this…

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Vernon Hires Kelli Denes as Director of Business Development

NEWTON, IA - The Vernon Company is pleased to announce the hiring of Kelli Denes as Director of Business Development. In this role, Kelli will be actively directing Vernon’s national recruiting efforts in addition to working with the Company’s top salespeople to strategically grow the business with major accounts and…

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Vernon Hires Miller and Patton as Regional Managers

NEWTON, IA - The Vernon Company is pleased to announce that it recently hired Jack Miller as its Western Region Sales Manager and Pat Patton as its Eastern Region Sales Manager. While integrated into the sales management team, both Miller and Patton work with Vernon’s top account executives and help…

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Vernon Employees Make a BIG Difference in a Small Amount of Time

51 Vernon employees packaged 21,168 meals in just 1.75 hours this holiday season to help in the fight against hunger. Meals from the Heartland is a nonprofit organization made up of volunteers from businesses, schools, churches, community organizations and beyond who package meals for delivery to malnourished people in Iowa,…

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Chris Vernon Named Among Industry’s 50 Most Powerful People

Chris Vernon was recently recognized among the Counselor’s Power 50, the annual ranking of the most powerful executives in the promotional products industry. Vernon ranks at #42 on the Power 50, making this the 13th consecutive year he has made this prestigious list. He is the only Iowan represented on…

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Stephanie Conklin Named a Customer Service Superhero

The Vernon Company is pleased to announce that Stephanie Conklin has been named a service super hero by PPAI, the promotional product industry’s primary association. PPAI’s PPB Magazine annually recognizes the industry’s top customer service individuals. Conklin, a longtime Newton resident, was named one of fourteen superheroes for 2018.  …

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Vernon Graphics Adds Orr and Flaherty to Management Team

[caption id="attachment_2287" align="alignright" width="100"] Chris Orr[/caption] Vernon Graphics is pleased to announce that it has hired two new managers. Chris Orr, who began at Vernon on Monday, July 6, is Plant Manager. Chuck Flaherty, who started on July 13, is Sales and Administrative Manager. Orr has over nineteen years of…

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Baugh Joins Vernon as Central Region Manager

The Vernon Company is pleased to announce that it has hired Curtis Baugh as its Central Region Manager. Baugh will be responsible for all recruiting, hiring and sales activities in the central 1/3 of the United States. An industry veteran since 1988, Baugh is a graduate of Central College in…

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