Prestige Brands expands sales management, customer planning departments

NEW YORK — Prestige Brands has expanded its sales management team and customer planning group.

The appointments include:

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  David Howenstine, who joins Prestige as VP sales from Pfizer. At Pfizer, he served in a variety of leadership roles in field sales, customer development and category management;

  
  


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  Jayne Reiss, who previously worked at Warner Lambert, Brach, Insight Pharmaceutical and Matrixx, where she managed the national accounts sales force, has joined Prestige as VP national accounts;

  
  


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  Jeff Burnett, who joined Prestige Brands in April, was appointed VP field sales, responsibile for all food and dollar store customers, Prestige said; and

  
  


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  Bill Maher, who joined Prestige in March, serves as as VP sales and channel planning. In this role, Bill will lead our category management, shopper insights and trade marketing efforts for Prestige.

  
  

Prestige recently expanded its portfolio with the acquisition of several brands, including Pediacare, Luden’s, Efferdent and Dramamine.