WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., June 21, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SPAR Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:SGRP), a leading supplier of retail merchandising and other marketing services throughout the United States and internationally, today announced the senior leadership appointment of Steve Adolph as President of its International Division. Mr. Adolph will be responsible for overseeing both operational improvements and strategic and organic growth initiatives including geographic and service expansion of SPAR Group’s International business segment.
During his 20-year career, Mr. Adolph has done business in more than 60 countries, holding executive positions for leading global consumer brands such as Equal, NutraSweet, Roundup, SentrySafe, Cat’s Pride and Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet. He also has been involved in private label goods as VP of Marketing for the world’s leading producer of private label beverages and was Chief Executive Officer of Asia/Pacific for a leading provider of home medical equipment. He earned a Bachelor's degree from Duke University where he graduated Magna Cum Laude and an MBA from Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Business.
“Steve is an accomplished leader who has a track record of delivering profitable growth. With his leadership acumen and versatile global experience in consumer packaged goods, consumer durables, and luxury goods, I am confident that he is the right executive to lead the next stage of growth in our international business,” said Jill Blanchard, Chief Executive Officer of SPAR Group. “He is perfectly suited to lead our global relationships with some of the biggest brands in the world, bringing value to their business and growth to ours.”
Steve Adolph also commented, “I am excited to be joining this global organization. SPAR’s footprint in this industry is unparalleled, and I’m impressed with the global technology and blue-chip client portfolio.”
About SPAR Group
SPAR Group, Inc. is a diversified international merchandising and marketing services Company and provides a broad array of services worldwide to help companies improve their sales, operating efficiency and profits at retail locations. The Company provides merchandising and other marketing services to manufacturers, distributors and retailers worldwide, primarily in mass merchandiser, office supply, value, grocery, drug, independent, convenience, toy, home improvement and electronics stores, as well as providing furniture and other product assembly services, audit services, in-store events, technology services and marketing research. The Company has supplied these project and product services in the United States since certain of its predecessors were formed in 1979 and internationally since the Company acquired its first international subsidiary in Japan in May of 2001. Product services include restocking and adding new products, removing spoiled or outdated products, resetting categories "on the shelf" in accordance with client or store schematics, confirming and replacing shelf tags, setting new sale or promotional product displays and advertising, replenishing kiosks, providing in-store event staffing and providing assembly services in stores, homes and offices. Audit services include price audits, point of sale audits, out of stock audits, intercept surveys and planogram audits. Other merchandising services include whole store or departmental product sets or resets (including new store openings), new product launches, in-store demonstrations, special seasonal or promotional merchandising, focused product support and product recalls. The Company currently does business in 9 countries that encompass approximately 50% of the total world population through its operations in the United States, Canada, Japan, South Africa, India, China, Australia, Mexico and Turkey. For more information, please visit the SPAR Group's website at http://www.sparinc.com.
