Management Team
Alex, the second generation of Blaine, is highly involved within the medical community. He is a firm supporter of the need for clinical studies to support Blaine's products. One of his passions is to educate the medical community and the public about the medical benefits of nutritional supplementation. He works with health advocates, healthcare associations, and legislators to raise awareness of the clinically documented studies once overlooked by the healthcare community.
Alex assumed his position of CEO in 1985. Over the last 20 years, he has helped to invigorate the magnesium category and spark sales for its longstandingflagship product - Mag-Ox 400®. Alex holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Kentucky.
Vince is responsible for all facets of corporate operations and finance. He also serves as the company's primary liaison with business partners and the financial community. Before joining Blaine, Vince served as President and Chief Financial Officer of a wholly owned subsidiary of Black Box Corporation. Prior to that, he served in a number of senior management positions in manufacturing, distribution and public accounting. Vince's core focus throughout his career has been in the management of companies in "transition" ranging from start-ups and turnarounds to acquisitions for publicly held companies. He has over twenty years experience managing companies with double-digit sales growth. Vince is a graduate of Thomas More College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Accounting and holds a CPA designation.
Mark is responsible for all trade relations, market development activities, and sales management as well as evaluating and developing new products to complement the existing Blaine product portfolio. Previously, Mark served as Director of International Sales for Blaine where he established successful Canadian operations and distribution with major retailers in Canada. He also expanded Blaine's distribution to the United Kingdom and other countries in Europe, Japan, South Africa, Central America, Mexico and Korea. Prior to Blaine, Mark worked as director of Canadian operations for Omron Healthcare. At Omron, Rinker successfully established Canadian operations and was part of an outstanding sales force. Prior to Omron, Rinker worked as a national sales manager with Magna-Pak, Inc., and as a business development manager at Becton Dickinson Canada. Mark graduated from University of Western Ontario with a Bachelor of Administration.
Dreama is responsible for overseeing all marketing efforts (both product and corporate) as well as providing support to the sales arm of the organization. Prior to joining Blaine, she performed market research for Ethicon Endo-Surgery. She also worked at the University of Cincinnati Cardiovascular Center and Children's Hospital Research Foundation as a research assistant in the Molecular Cardiovascular Biology Department. Dreama holds an MBA in Marketing/International Business from the University of Cincinnati and an undergraduate degree in Biology.
Beth is responsible for internal and external financial reporting, cash management, forecasting and capital budgeting. She is also responsible for preparing annual budgets, and all aspects of financial analysis including tracking key deliverables. She coordinates the annual audit and oversees tax planning and compliance. Before coming to Blaine, Beth held several professional positions in industry and public accounting. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Accounting from the University of Kentucky, a Masters of Accountancy from Northern Kentucky University and holds a CPA designation.
Gina is responsible for management of all aspects of corporate administration, including sales and contracts. In addition, she is responsible for the management of the company's human and facility resources. Gina has over 25 years of experience in corporate administration. Before coming to Blaine, Gina served most recently for 15 years at Eagle-Picher Industries with management responsibilities in Treasury and Accounting. Gina holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business from the University of Cincinnati.
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