Paup, McDonough Named to Zippo Board
George Duke, chairman of the board and owner of Zippo Manufacturing Company, today announced the appointment of Mark Paup and Jim McDonough to the company’s board of directors.
In making the announcement, Duke said, “Both of these talented business professionals have demonstrated success in helping the company grow. As board members, each of them will be an asset in guiding the business into the future. We look forward to their significant contributions to the Zippo board.”
Paup has served as Zippo vice president of sales and marketing since 2008. He joined the firm’s licensing department in 1994, and has worked as national sales manager, European sales manager and global marketing director. He is also the current president of the Supervising Council of Zippo Europe S.A., a joint venture company, based in Paris.
He is a native of Kane and attended Penn State University in Erie. Prior to joining Zippo, Paup was sales manager at Holgate Toy Company, Kane, and owner of New Tech, a marketing firm based in Amherst, NY. Paup is a director on the board of the Kane Area School District and a member of the Northwest Savings Advisory Board. Paup has three children and he and his wife Sonya live in Kane.
McDonough joined Zippo as vice president of operations in 2006, after serving as a consultant for the development of the Zippo BLU butane lighter. His prior experience included president and owner of Applied Products Development, LLC; senior vice president of global engineering, Hasbro, Inc.; vice president of research and development for BIC Corporation; and development associate, Dow Chemical Company.
McDonough holds a BS degree in Engineering from the University of Massachusetts Lowell, an MS in Management from the Hartford Graduate Center, and an MBA from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Originally from Rhode Island, McDonough lives in Bradford with his wife, Gail, and their son Ian.
In making the announcement, Duke said, “Both of these talented business professionals have demonstrated success in helping the company grow. As board members, each of them will be an asset in guiding the business into the future. We look forward to their significant contributions to the Zippo board.”
Paup has served as Zippo vice president of sales and marketing since 2008. He joined the firm’s licensing department in 1994, and has worked as national sales manager, European sales manager and global marketing director. He is also the current president of the Supervising Council of Zippo Europe S.A., a joint venture company, based in Paris. He is a native of Kane and attended Penn State University in Erie. Prior to joining Zippo, Paup was sales manager at Holgate Toy Company, Kane, and owner of New Tech, a marketing firm based in Amherst, NY. Paup is a director on the board of the Kane Area School District and a member of the Northwest Savings Advisory Board. Paup has three children and he and his wife Sonya live in Kane.
McDonough joined Zippo as vice president of operations in 2006, after serving as a consultant for the development of the Zippo BLU butane lighter. His prior experience included president and owner of Applied Products Development, LLC; senior vice president of global engineering, Hasbro, Inc.; vice president of research and development for BIC Corporation; and development associate, Dow Chemical Company.McDonough holds a BS degree in Engineering from the University of Massachusetts Lowell, an MS in Management from the Hartford Graduate Center, and an MBA from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Originally from Rhode Island, McDonough lives in Bradford with his wife, Gail, and their son Ian.
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