FAIRPORT HARBOR, Ohio, Oct. 2, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The OurPet's Company (OTCBB:OPCO), a leading proprietary pet supply company, announces Kathleen Peters-Homyock has been promoted to vice president of strategic planning and new business development at The OurPet's Company, effective September 22.
Peters-Homyock joined the company in August 2013 as manager of strategic planning and new business development. She was responsible for development, execution and management of the company's 5-year strategic plan. Prior to her tenure at OurPet's, Peters-Homyock's resume reflected more than 30 years of management experience including marketing, sales, brand development and professional training and development. Previous employers have included Eaton Corporation, Loctite, Red Devil, Premiere Technologies, CGI, Key Bank, Lake Erie College, and Lakeland Community College
In her new role at The OurPet's Company, Peters-Homyock will focus on developing new markets and channels of distribution such as ecommerce, a robust pipeline of new business for the company's products.
Dr. Steve Tsengas, chairman and chief executive officer, said of Peters-Homyock's promotion, "Kathleen is a dynamic results-oriented professional who strategically targeted our pet product offerings globally with top internet retailers including Amazon.com and Walmart.com. OurPets and Pet Zone brands' double-digit growth in e-commerce continually exceeds the industry average with online consumers, furthering our company's long-term success."
Homyock earned her B.S. in Marketing from Baldwin Wallace University and her MBA in Finance from Cleveland State University.
About The OurPet's Company
The OurPet's Company designs, produces and markets a broad line of innovative, trend-setting pet products and accessories sold under the OurPets and Pet Zone brands in the United States and overseas. OurPets and Pet Zone products are sold through leading pet specialty retailers, food, drug and mass merchandisers, direct-mail catalog and internet retailers. The OurPet's Company has an extensive intellectual property portfolio with more than 225 patents in either issued or pending status. The company was named a Weatherhead Top 100 Fastest Growing Company in Northeast Ohio in 2013 and has been a Lake-Geauga County Fast Track 50 Hall of Fame local business success winner for the last seven consecutive years. Investors and customers may visit www.ourpets.com and www.petzonebrand.com for more information about the Company, its products and brands.
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