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GENERAL NEWS www.kitchenwarenews.com n SEPTEMBER 2018 n KITCHENWARE NEWS & HOUSEWARES REVIEW 3 General News Derek Miller has been named President of the International Housewares Association, succeeding Phil Brandl who will retire at the end the year. Miller, currently IHA's Vice President, Global Marketing, will assume the role of president on October 1. Brandl will remain at IHA through December 31. Miller was selected by a unanimous vote of the IHA Executive Committee. " We have a great staff and senior management team at IHA, and Derek has been an incredibly integral part of that for a long time," Brandl said in making the announcement. "I congratulate Derek and believe he's a great choice to lead the IHA organization. Quite f rankly, this is a compliment and vote of confidence to the entire IHA team." "Having worked in housewares for more than 22 years, I am extremely pleased to continue ser ving the industry, the International Home + Housewares Show and the IHA through this new position," Miller said. "I look forward to working with the IHA board of directors and leading the IHA staff to further develop the show and other projects for the benefit of our entire industry." Miller joined IHA in December 1999 as director, international business development, and was named vice president, international services in October 2001. He led IHA's international department until March 2014 when he was named vice president, global marketing. During his tenure in international services, Miller more than doubled international buyer attendance at the International Home + Housewares Show; developed the International Business Council (IBC) Global Forum program to provide IHA members with direct education and networking with key buyers; and developed the current model for IHA trade missions, leading more than 18 trade missions to 12 countries, including Australia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, India, Japan, Mexico, Poland, Sweden and the UK. As vice president, global marketing, Miller developed and implemented the strategic direction for The Inspired Home consumer engagement program, which attracts more than 5 million page views annually to TheInspiredHome.com and now includes The Inspired Home Journal, a high-quality print magazine sold in retail stores nationwide; developed and oversees an integrated marketing program to attract global buyers and exhibitors to the International Home + Housewares Show; led a redesign of IHA's website and created an interconnected blog; and built the Global Innovation Awards (gia) into the industry's leading awards program, annually honoring 25 global retailers, 65 product suppliers and eight exhibitor displays. Prior to joining IHA, Miller served as director of international sales/marketing at Nordic Ware. He has a master's degree in international management f rom Thunderbird School of Global Management and a bachelor's degree in business administration/marketing f rom Colorado State University. "The IHA Search Committee partnered with a world-class recruiting firm to deploy an extensive search and evaluation in our quest of the best individual to lead the IHA for the next era," said Brett Bradshaw, IHA Chairman and co-President, Bradshaw Home. "Derek Miller will fill that role in exemplary fashion. The board looks forward to working with Derek and evolving successfully in the future." Miller's replacement will be named in the future, Brandl said. KN Derek Miller to Succeed Phil Brandl as IHA President BY LORRIE BAUMANN This year's Natural Products Expo East kicks off on Wednesday, September 12 with its annual Natural Products Business School day, offered to provide learning and networking for emerging brands. The event will be held f rom 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m and will feature presentations by Adam Spriggs, Founder of Nucleus Maximus, a branding and packaging consultant for food brands based in Boulder, Colorado; Alice Pang, an Associate with law firm McCarter & English; Alex Hanifin, Chief Executive Officer of Alpine Start Foods, which is based in Boulder, Colorado, and makes premium instant coffee; and Tom Spier, Founder & Managing Partner of Boulder Food Group (BFG), a venture capital firm that invests in early stage food and beverage product companies; among others. Kavita Shukla, Founder and CEO of The FRESHGLOW Co., which offers products for healthy eating and plant- based beauty, will offer the keynote speech. Expo East will be held September 12- 15 at the Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, Maryland. Registration is open at www.expoeast.com. Wednesday morning will also offer the Natural Products Hemp & CBD Summit, a gathering of speakers who will discuss the newest ideas in the cannabis revolution, f rom legal issues to emerging science. The Summit will be held on Wednesday, September 12 f rom 8:30 to 11. Todd Runestad, Ingredients & Supplements Editor for New Hope Network, will act as master of ceremonies. From 1 to 3 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon, retailers and distributors in the natural products channel will join the Climate Collaborative to further discussions about how natural products companies can act to mitigate or reverse the effects of global warming. Katherine DiMatteo, the Executive Director of the Sustainable Food Trade Association will moderate the discussions along with Joanne Sonenshine, Founder and CEO of Connective Impact, which aids organizations in addressing social, environmental and economic development challenges through partnerships and collaboration. The Local Community Retail Summit and Happy Hour that's also scheduled for Wednesday afternoon – f rom 3:30 to 6 p.m. – will offer inspiration and strategies for bringing new retail ideas to life. A keynote presentation for the event will be offered by Mike Lee, Founder of The Future Market and co-Founder of Alpha Food Labs. The state of the natural products industry will be discussed on Thursday morning with a presentation of the latest consumer research, and then exhibits open on the show floor, where more than 1,500 companies are expected to show products that range f rom foods and neutraceuticals to personal care and pet products. Exhibits will be open September 13, 14 and 15. Thursday afternoon will feature a discussion of regenerative agriculture with a speaker's list that includes Chris Kerston, Director of Public Outreach & Events for The Savor y Institute, which promotes large-scale restoration of the world's grasslands; Dan Stangler, Business Unit Director for Annie's Homegrown Foods; Sara Harper, Founder and CEO of Grounded Growth, an online platform that promotes partnerships between farmers, food companies and consumers in the interest of supporting sustainable agriculture; and Tyler Lorenzen, President of PURIS, which makes plant-based foods f rom pea protein produced in the U.S. Friday's sessions kick off in the morning with a discussion of the big ideas and innovations that will drive the next decade of organic industry growth and influence, highlighted with a keynote address by Karen Washington, co-Owner & Farmer at Rise & Root Farm. Rise & Root Farm is a cooperatively-run farm in Orange County, New York, about an hour f rom New York City. Before retiring f rom New York City to the farm, Washington was a long-time food justice activist and advocate for community garden preservation. The conference continues on Friday with a discussion of funding options for food businesses and another discussion on the legal and regulatory outlook for the natural products industry. Natural Products Expo East will wrap up on Saturday, September 15 with the final day of the trade show. Exhibits will be open on Saturday f rom 9:30 to 4 p.m. KN Natural Products Expo East Offers Expertise on Doing Well by Doing Good Magisso has partnered with Vertex, Inc. in Canada to bring a focused marketing effort to the Canadian marketplace. James Hind, the Founder of Vertex, brings more than 35 years of industry experience and growing consumer brands. Vertex Inc. assumed sales, marketing, and distribution responsibility for Magisso's retail focused business in Canada at the beginning of August, including both the Magisso and Happy Pet Project brands of Finnish designed products in the following categories: Designer Home Décor, Innovative Products for Entertaining and HOME, Award Winning Glassware and Serve-Ware and unique LUX Pet Products. "I'm confident the collaboration and team effort with Vertex Sales will grow our distribution in Canada. Jim and his team bring years of hard work and dedication to the Canadian retail environment. We are pleased to partner with Vertex and look for ward to great things." said Sue Pregartner, the Chief Executive Officer of Magisso North America. MAGISSO is a design lab from Finland. The company creates meaningful, function- driven design products that solve everyday problems at home. The company is one of the most awarded Nordic design companies with more than 30 international design awards. KN Magisso Partners with New Canadian Distributor

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