Click here to download the catalog as a PDF file. To view this site you need Adobe Flash Player and your browser must allow javaScripts. Go here to get the latest Flash Player. Callis & Associates has added graphic artist Adrianne Fillinger to its staff to provide graphic design for the agency’s shooting sports clients. Fillinger most A. Fillinger Callis & Associates Hires Designer recently was an advertising specialist at MidwayUSA. She has a bachelor’s degree in fine arts with an emphasis in illustration from the University of Central Missouri. Hunter’s Specialties has named Brian Thomas director of marketing. Thomas previously owned and operated Thomas Consulting, a firm providing business, financial and consumer product marketing services. Prior to that, Thomas was with Pure Fishing for 26 years. Hunter’s Specialties Hires Marketing Director “Brian brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the position, and we feel he is the right person to help build recognition and sales throughout the Hunter’s Specialties product line,” said company co-owners Dave and Carman Forbes. B. Thomas Brian H. Turk has been named president and CEO of Blaser USA. Turk was formerly global account manager for BASF Group and achieved record sales numbers with Akzo-Nobel and Dow Chemical. He graduated with a degree in chemical engineering in Istanbul, Turkey, before moving to North America in 1979. Turk is tasked with dividing North America into smaller territories to establish an in-depth service network for Blaser. “Outstanding customer service will play a vital part in Mr. Turk’s strategy and we look forward to his international and marketing expertise to play a key role in growing the Blaser brand in the United States,” said Bernhard Knöbel, CEO of Blaser Germany. “Blaser account managers will never hide behind desks, but become active members of the hunting and shooting communities,” Turk said. “The message will remain as strong as ever: Safety is the number-one quality feature of any of Blaser’s products.” B. Turk Blaser USA Names President, CEO The National Association of Sporting Goods Wholesalers (NASGW) has appointed Jack Baumler, president and CEO of W.L. Baumler Co., to its board of directors. “This is my first time serving on the board. I’m very happy to be able to donate my time to help out the industry and wholesalers alike,” Baumler said. “We (W.L. Baumler Co.) probably would not be here if not for the NASGW, as it’s played such an important role over the years in keeping the wholesale industry going.” Baumler brings decades of experience in the wholesaling industry. His father founded W.L. Baumler Co. after World War II, and since its early days, Baumler helped the company transform from a “mom and pop” shop to a large business. 9 Circle No. 206 on Inquiry Card NASGW Appoints Director 14 JUNE 2008 www.shootingindustry.com