Ken Bouton has been named Vice President, Midwest Region, one of the company's fastest growing territories.
CHICAGO (BusinessWire EON) September 10, 2007 --
Ken Bouton has been named Vice President, Midwest Region, one of the
company’s fastest growing territories.
Bouton, a 10-year Business Wire veteran, will be responsible for overall
sales and operations for the Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit and Minneapolis
offices in his new role.
"Ken has a solid track record of service to both the company and to the
markets he has served," said Gregg Castano, Business Wire’s
co-Chief Operating Officer, in making the announcement. "His sales and
leadership expertise in general will be valuable assets to employees and
clients in the important midwestern states. I have every reason to
expect that the midwest will flourish under his guidance."
An alumnus of Indiana University,
Bouton will continue to manage the company’s
Chicago office and many of Business Wire's Fortune 500 clients in the
Chicago area. Prior to his appointment as manager of Business Wire,
Chicago, Bouton was manager of Business Wire’s
Dallas bureau for several years.
Before joining BW, he worked for 10 years at Dallas-based Political
Research in positions ranging from sales to vice president, and in
licensing with Nashville-based BMI. Bouton and his wife, Marcy, live in
the Chicago suburbs with their daughters Sophie, 9 and Grace, 7.
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