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Contact:
Barbara Uebelacker
Patch Products, Inc.
1400 E. Inman Pkwy.
Beloit, WI 53511
(800) 524-4263 x 246
barbu@patchproducts.com |
February 4, 2008 |
Patch Products Hires New Employees
BELOIT, Wis. –Patch Products, a manufacturer and marketer of games and puzzles, has named a new corporate counsel, human
resources/payroll manager and sales account manager.
James C. Green is the company’s new Corporate Vice President - General Counsel. In addition to managing the legal affairs
of the company, he will lead the strategic corporate development efforts and serve as a director on the company’s board.
His experience as corporate counsel for companies with annual revenues ranging from $600 million to more than $3 billion
will be beneficial as his responsibilities included focusing on the management of complex litigation and commercial
disputes, the negotiation of diverse corporate transactions on a domestic and international basis, and the development and
implementation of corporate compliance training, policies and procedures. Immediately before joining Patch Products, Green
worked in a Milwaukee-based law firm where he provided commercial, corporate and business transactional and litigation
support to clients. Green has been a guest lecturer for Anglia University Law School in Chelmsford, England; Marquette
University in Milwaukee, Wis.; State Bar of Wisconsin; American Marketing Association; and Wisconsin Interscholastic
Athletic Association. He and his family live in Eagle, Wis.
As human resources/payroll manager, Thelma Busker is responsible for directing the company’s human resources and payroll
operations. She has extensive experience working in the areas of payroll, benefits and human resources. Most recently, she
was the human resources/office manager at Northern Illinois Hospice and Grief Center. She received her bachelor’s degree in
human resources management and has passed the Professional Human Resources (PHR) certification exam. She and her family
live in Rockford, Ill.
Jim Hart is a sales account manager responsible for national retail accounts as well as hardware and grocery accounts
nationally and internationally. He has worked in the retail market for 20 years, most recently at Linens ’n Things, where
he was a manager for several stores, corporate trainer for the continental United States and a multi-store district manager.
During his career, he has managed individual stores with annual sales volumes of $38 million and multiple stores at a
district level with an overall annual volume of more than $40 million. Originally from the Beloit area, he and his family
now live in Rockford, Ill.
About Patch Products
Patch Products, headquartered in Beloit, Wis., is a leading manufacturer and marketer of family entertainment products.
Board games, card games, puzzles and collegiate-licensed foam sports toys are the core product lines. Top-selling games
include Buzzword®, What's Yours Like?®, Toss Up!®,
Swap!® and the Jeff Foxworthy™ You Might Be a Redneck If…™ Game. For more
information, visit www.patchproducts.com.
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