Emerson Group announces two new hires

WAYNE, Pa. A consumer products equity organization has added two employees to its staff.

Emerson Group announced Monday the addition of Rob Hurd and Kevin Rasmussen to the company effective Oct. 12.

Hurd’s responsibilities will include Walmart and Kmart customer management, as well as contributing to the strategic areas of category management and client business development. He comes to Emerson from Dentek Oral Care where he was sales director (West), responsible for all account   management efforts for the Dentek brand. Rob also spent 10 years at Bayer Consumer Care where he most recently led the Walmart category management team responsible for all efforts in support of Bayer brands and the cough/cold advisor position. Prior to Bayer, Hurd worked for Revlon and P&G in various field sales roles.

Meanwhile, Rasmussen's responsibilities with the Emerson Group will include managing Shopko, Hy-Vee,  Roundy’s and several other Midwest regional food and drug retailers. Kevin comes to the Emerson Group from Target Corp. where he was most recently positioned on the financial side of Target’s operations. He has also extensive experience in pharmacy/OTC as a merchandise specialist.

“We’re very pleased about having Rob and Kevin on the Emerson team. Their contributions will only improve the quality and depth of the service we offer our business partners as well as enhance our presence within our retailers,” said Rick Wellinger, president of the Emerson Group.