Graeme Karavis brings ‘track record of success’ to card publisher’s top UK job
There’s a new man in the top seat at Hallmark Cards as Graeme Karavis has taken over as group managing director for the UK & Ireland and Australia & New Zealand operations.
Graeme joins the Bradford-based publisher after nine years working for Tata Consumer Products as managing director for the UK and Ireland, following two years as sales director at Premier Foods and 11 years with Coca-Cola Enterprises in various roles, including business unit director for Tesco and Sainsbury’s, and European sales implementation director for Benelux and France.
He started at Hallmark on Monday, 3 April, and told PG Buzz: “I’m really excited to be joining Hallmark. It’s a great company with a rich heritage and I’m looking forward to working with the team and helping the business to achieve its ambitions.”
Hallmark’s head of marketing Jess Lovelace added: “Graeme is highly experienced with a track record of success and we’re pleased to welcome him to Hallmark.”
Graeme replaces Tom Rolt, who resigned a month ago for personal reasons after seven months as managing director. He had agreed to stay on until his replacement was found.
