/ Around the Industry provides a briefing on some of the most current IPMI member news and announcements. For the full listing of all member news, please visit the IPMI & Member News page of the IPMI website.
Spothero Welcomes Karen Bartuch as VP of Brand Marketing SPOTHERO announces the hire of Karen Bartuch as VP of Brand Marketing. In this role, Bartuch will develop and execute a long-term brand marketing strategy for the organization as a member of SpotHero’s Executive Team. “As we grow and scale, we intend to deliver a heroic customer experience and more parks across the United States and Canada,” said SpotHero Co-Founder & CEO Mark Lawrence. “Karen’s depth of knowledge and experience offer us the opportunity to deliver on this brand promise in new and exciting ways, driven by insights garnered from the market.”
Bartuch’s career spans over 20 years in the public and private sectors serving on Motorola Solutions, PwC, Chicago Police Department and as an advisor to startups. In these roles, she led various efforts including policy, communications, marketing, business development, digital, research and customer insights. Most recently, she led Brand, Digital and Go-To-Market teams at Amazon. She is passionate about creating genuine and meaningful connections between brands and customers. “SpotHero is one of Chicago’s best tech companies with an amazing team and culture,” said Bartuch. “I am so excited to help continue to make our customers’ lives better in new and innovative ways while developing a top brand and team.”
TEZ Technology Announces the Addition of Key Leadership Positions to Help Lead App-free Solutions into the Future. TEZ TECHNOLOGY (TEZ) announces the addition of two new key leadership positions and professionals who will help expand the development and integration of its app-free parking solutions into the future. JG Biebighauserjoins TEZ as Vice President of Product, along with Russell Wiant who will serve as Vice President of Engineering. As Vice President of Product, JG Biebighauser (top) will lead the company’s strategic product development efforts and implementation efforts. He will lead a team of project managers responsible for bringing the TEZ vision to life through innovative product development. JG has more than 16 years of parking industry experience. Most recently he served as Regional Director for Parking Concepts, Inc. (PCI) where he was responsible for operations,
sales, and business development throughout the Southeast. Previously, JG was Founder and President of the valet parking company Valeta, Inc. As Vice President of Engineering, Russell Wiant (bottom) will lead TEZ’s development team, designing and building TEZ’s suite of app-free and contactless solutions. He will also be in charge of managing TEZ’s global partners. Prior to joining TEZ, he served as Vice President of Product Management and Product Development at Nectar Service Corporation, where he was responsible for building unified communications solutions for the company’s managed service provider and enterprise customers. TEZ Founder and CEO Ken Lovegreen stated, “As parking operations worldwide integrate contactless solutions on a
greater level, TEZ is excited for the opportunity to continue to enhance our innovative suite of appfree parking products to help our existing and prospective clients create a more pleasant and convenient experience for their customers. With the addition of both JG and Russell to our team, we are well-positioned to continue to identify opportunities to further support our partners. Both bring their own unique combination of industry knowledge and leadership skills that will allow us to further develop our products and brand.”
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