“Marty has an impressive track record in developing corporate merchandising, branding, and incentive and recognition programs for Fortune 1000 companies that provide organizations a high-value return on their marketing spend,” says CIC Founder and CEO Brain Abrams. “His enterpreneurial spirit, creative energy and client focus complements our sales team perfectly and will be instrumental in enabling us to achieve our aggressive growth targets over the next three years.”

Says Engel, “CIC is one of the fastest growing and most dynamic companies in the promotional marketing industry. I’m excited to help CIC and its clients reach the next level of excellence as we work toward our strategic plan of realizing $100 million in sales by 2018.”

Engel comes to CIC with over 15 years of promotional products experience, most recently serving as Vice President of Sales for an industry distributor. Engel graduated from the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management/Minnesota Management Institute Executive Education Program. He hold a bachelor’s degree in Sports Business/Business Administration from Northern Illinois University.

Engel and his family reside in Glen Ellyn, IL. When he is not collaborating with client to enhance their brands through strategic promotional marketing campaigns, he is competing as an Ironman Tri-athlete. Engel also was a professional tennis player for three years.