james atten

vice president of business development

About

Sales, marketing, product management, and business development professional with experience in retail, gift card/prepaid, incentive marketing and telecommunications. Specialties: Sales management, business development in B2B channels, marketing communications strategy.

Country

united states

City

chicago

Industry

retail

Skill

integrated marketing, product management, business development, marketing strategy, retail, marketing communications, b2b, crm, start ups, leadership, account management, business to business, business strategy

Experience

vice president, sales - north america

rpg card services

2013-4 - 2018-6 · 5 yrs 3 mos

RPG Card Services provides the most popular retail gift cards and network-branded prepaid cards to businesses and organizations throughout the United States and Canada for sales incentives, employee recognition, customer loyalty, government assistance, and holiday gift programs. RPG also provides comprehensive program management services to top tier retailers to maximize sales and optimize efficiencies of their gift card programs. RPG is the exclusive program services provider for the Shell Gift Card in the United States and Canada and was awarded Shell Vendor of the Year - Payment & Loyalty for the U.S.

business development, sears brands management corporation

sears holdings corporation

2010-11 - 2013-4 · 2 yrs 6 mos

Generate new customer relationships for the Craftsman, Kenmore, and Die Hard brands.

manager, gift card

sears holdings corporation

2008-2 - 2010-11 · 2 yrs 10 mos

Manager of the Sears and Kmart Corporate Gift Card business, leading the business-to-business (B2B) sales and marketing efforts.

director, marketing services

westell

2005-4 - 2008-1 · 2 yrs 10 mos

Directed the strategic development and execution of marketing communications for Westell Technologies, designer and manufacturer of broadband home networking equipment.

corporate gift card manager

sears, roebuck and co.

2002-4 - 2005-4 · 3 yrs 1 mo

Generated 20%+ revenue growth in Sears B2B gift card channels.

director of marketing

telenisus corp

2000-2 - 2001-8 · 1 yr 7 mos

Accountable for branding and integrated marketing programs for start-up managed services provider.

director, product management

ameritech

1998-3 - 2000-1 · 1 yr 11 mos

Directed the prepaid wireless services business, including marketing communications, dealer channel integration, and expansion into alternate distribution channels