SVM, LP Hires Andrew Dodge as Vice President of Business Development

CHICAGO, Jan. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- SVM, LP a leading provider of gift card program management solutions for petroleum companies, retailers and distribution channel partners, announces the hiring of Andrew Dodge as Vice President of Business Development.

Prior to joining SVM, Mr. Dodge was Vice President of Corporate Sales at CashStar and previously held national account management roles with L.L.Bean and Lands' End.  He holds a BS Degree from the University of Rhode Island, is a past-president of the Incentive Gift Card Council and currently serves on the board of directors with the Incentive Marketing Association.

As Vice President of Business Development, Andrew will focus on expanding the distribution of SVM's retail gift card brands and will look to add retailers and B2B channel partners to SVM's full service program management suite.  "SVM has built a reputation of high integrity and reliability in the retail, loyalty and incentive markets.  The company has a strong market position with capabilities to serve high volume, complex programs with scale," said Mr. Dodge.

Andrew will report to Jim Leroux, SVM's president. "Andrew's immense knowledge of the gift card and incentive industries will help to accelerate SVM's relationships with retailers and these retailers' presence in the loyalty and incentive marketplace," said Mr. Leroux.

About SVM

Founded in 1997, SVM is a leader in the gift card, incentive and reward industries.  SVM supports clients' gift card programs by providing program management (issuing and 3rd party gift card issuing partnerships), multichannel sales, card production and inventory management, retail and individual fulfillment, Internet hosting and 24/7 customer service. SVM is the only company that offers gasoline gift cards from every major oil company in America, as well as 150 of the nation's most popular retail stores, restaurants, service companies and hotels.  For more information on SVM, call (800) 972-7481 or visit www.svmcards.com.

SOURCE SVM, LP

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