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Kimberly Abel Joins Maritz Motivation Solutions as Employee Solutions Leader
Industry Veteran to Lead the Company’s Innovation in Employee Recognition and Engagement
Maritz Motivation Solutions welcomes Kimberly Abel to the role of Employee Solutions Leader. In this role, Abel will be responsible for leading Maritz Motivation Solutions’ innovative employee recognition and engagement solutions.
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Abel brings more than 20 years of experience in solution design and development in the areas of recognition, applied behavior analysis, talent management, performance management and workforce reward strategies. In addition, she has experience in marketing communications, brand management and social media, while also playing a major role in developing and defining multiple technology products.
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“Kim’s expertise and insights allow us to better provide innovative, participant-centric solutions to our clients by staying at the forefront of employee recognition and engagement strategies,” said John McArthur, president of Maritz Motivation Solutions. “She will be instrumental in helping us move our business forward, further differentiating ourselves in the market as a leader in reward and recognition solutions.”
In her position, Abel will work directly with clients and account team members to understand client needs and market direction and provide tailored solutions to help achieve better business results. In addition, she is responsible for knowledge development of account team members and ensuring internal alignment of employee reward, recognition and engagement strategies.
Abel currently serves on the Reputation Council for Incentive Marketing Association (IMA) and is a member of the Incentive Federation. She previously served on the Incentive Federation’s Incentive Legislation Committee and the Northwestern People Performance Forum. As a veteran of the industry, Abel was co-founder of Recognition Professionals International, formerly known as the National Association for Employee Recognition. In addition, she is a business mentor for BPeace (Business Council for Peace), a non-profit network of business professionals, and serves on the Advisory Board for Speetra, a speech analytics company.
Prior to joining Maritz Motivation Solutions, Abel served as vice president of strategy and business development at Inspirus. While there, she played a significant role in helping the company acquire a number of corporate and industry awards. For more information about Abel, connect with her via LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/kimjabel.
About Maritz Motivation Solutions
Based in St. Louis, Maritz Motivation Solutions is part of the Maritz family of companies. It offers full-service employee recognition, sales incentive and channel loyalty programs to U.S. and global companies. Maritz Motivation Solutions provides reward strategy and fulfillment for consumer loyalty programs and delivers best-in-class rewards and fulfillment services, including purposefully-chosen merchandise and experiences that excite, motivate and recognize people around the world. The people who work for Maritz Motivation Solutions are dedicated to being the best in the business, fun to work with and their clients’ most valuable ally. For more information, visit www.maritzmotivation.com, subscribe to our blog, follow us on Twitter or call 1-877-4-Maritz (1-877-462-7489).