Naples Soap Company Names Kim Wellen as Director of Sales to Expand Its Wholesale Division on a National Scale
01 Agosto 2024 - 7:45AM
Business Wire
Naples Soap Company, Inc. (OTCQB: NASO), (“the Company”), a
pioneering health and wellness brand that offers premium-quality
skin and hair care products throughout the United States, today
announced the appointment of Kim Wellen as Director of Sales. In
this new role, Wellen will be responsible for expanding the
Company’s national wholesale division to include major
retailers.
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Naples Soap Company Names Kim Wellen as
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Wellen joins Naples Soap Company with over two decades of
leadership experience in the wellness and skin care industries.
Most recently, she served as the Director of Retail Sales at
Charlotte's Web, where she successfully established national
partnerships with well-known retailers to significantly boost brand
recognition and sales growth.
Prior to that, Wellen founded Mantra Mask, an innovative skin
care brand that gained recognition for its unique combination of
CBD and premium global ingredients. Her entrepreneurial spirit and
business acumen played a key role in her ability to identify new
market opportunities and successfully bring new concepts to
fruition.
“We are delighted to add Kim Wellen to our growing sales force.
I’m confident her experience, strategic expertise, and industry
knowledge will be a huge catalyst for growth for our wholesale
division on a national scale,” stated Deanna Wallin, Founder and
CEO of Naples Soap Company.
Wellen will work in tandem with Naples Soap Company Advisor,
Gary Sims, who has over 30 years of experience in CPG development
and distribution. Sims initially specialized in wholesale and
retail apparel and accessories, and he was a part of the original
team that drove the growth of the Tommy Hilfiger brand into the
billion-dollar-plus range. He was President of Ashworth, where he
also led the successful launch of Callaway Golf Apparel. Since
2013, Mr. Sims has been the Founder & CEO of International
Brands Group, a brand management company, with general partnerships
in a portfolio of brands and licenses in fashion, sport, digital
marketing, hospitality, and wellness. Sims has also launched or led
successful operations and transactions of several premium brands,
including J Lindeberg, William Rast, Robert Graham, Edwin Jeans,
and Volition America.
About Naples Soap Company, Inc.
Founded in 2009 by Deanna Wallin, Naples Soap Company is a
supplier of more than 400 bath, body and personal care products.
Products are sold at the Company’s 13 retail locations in Florida.
Naples Soap Company products are sold online from the Company’s
website at www.naplessoap.com, through other DTC
(direct-to-consumer) channels such as Amazon.com and in more than
300 boutiques, spas and stores throughout the United States via the
Company’s wholesale division. For more information about Naples
Soap Company, visit ir.naplessoap.com.
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Deanna Wallin, CEO & Founder, Naples Soap Company, (239)
325-8263, investorrelations@naplessoap.com