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Pivot Point Expands Executive Team

Pivot Point International has appointed Judie Maginn and Guy Harrington to its executive team.

by Jan Hillenmeyer
March 19, 2013
2 min to read


Melanie Kopeikin, president of Pivot Point International, Inc., announced the addition of two senior leadership members to the company's executive team

Judie Maginn has joined Pivot Point as vice president of global marketing and business development. Maginn has wide ranging experience as a marketer for several major salon industry manufacturers.  She will head a global marketing team that is focusing on Pivot Point’s continued growth and increased presence in both domestic and international markets.

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Guy Harrington was named vice president of domestic sales & field education and is responsible for Pivot Point's account teams and educators serving U.S. clients. Harrington has more than 20 years experience in education administration, leadership, sales and business development.

“Pivot Point is already an acknowledged global leader in beauty education, based on our strong relationship with both the professional salon and school markets. With the addition of these two strong leaders to our team, the company is poised to provide an increased level of support for our high-quality education, resulting in unlimited future success for school owners, our partners and beauty professionals,” says Kopeikin.

Pivot Point's Senior Management Team also includes Robert Passage, chairman and CEO; Bob Sieh, senior vice president for finance and internal operations; Judy Rambert, vice president for education and research; Jan Laan, vice president of international business development; Kristy Perry, senior human resources director and Christine Goble, senior director of Pivot Point Academies.

Guy Harrington was named vice president of domestic sales and field education for Pivot Point International.

Judie Maginn has been named vice president of global marketing and business development at Pivot Point International.

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