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Convenience Valet Adds to Senior Management Team

Industry veteran expected to drive sales, marketing and product expansion

MELROSE PARK, Ill. -- Mechanical Servants LLC, doing business as Convenience Valet, has added Marcia Hunt as senior vice president of marketing and business strategy to its team. 

Hunt brings more than 20 years of experience to Convenience Valet and will actively support the sales, marketing and new product development functions.

She possesses significant senior-level experience building brands and driving revenue in retail and consumer packaged goods industries, including positions with PetSmart, Core-Mark International and Kraft Foods.

Immediately prior to joining Convenience Valet, she served as a senior executive for Kids Care Dental. Hunt brings experience in analytics, strategic planning and customer understanding.

Hunt will drive growth at Convenience Valet through active involvement in sales, marketing and product expansion.

“Convenience Valet is a robust business with a talented and seasoned management team,” said David Baum, president and CEO of Convenience Valet, Melrose Park, Ill. “Her addition only serves to further strengthen our talent pool as we continue to position the company for long-term success.”

Jim Blosser, executive vice president of sales for Convenience Valet, said, “Innovation and new-product development are the lifeblood of our business, and Marcia brings an unmatched level of experience in building brands and enhancing brand identity.”

Convenience Valet is a distributor of blister pack (windowed) branded convenience and travel-sized health-and-beauty-care products, over-the-counter (OTC) drugs, personal-care products and sundries sold in small-portion packages. It acquires branded products from the manufacturer and then repackages the products in convenient size (single and double dose) and trial- and travel-size packages for more than 120,000 retail locations, which include grocery stores, convenience stores, drug stores, gas stations, mass merchants, warehouse clubs, travel centers, airports, hotels and cruise lines. The company distributes more than 500 branded products.

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