The Vernon Company recently announced that Chris Vernon has been appointed by the Company’s Board of Directors to the position of Chairman/CEO, effective immediately. Since July 2016, Vernon has held the position of Chief Executive Officer/Vice-Chairman. Chris will continue to manage daily business operations across all Vernon operating divisions. Chris…
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Former Chairman and CEO, William F. (Bill) Vernon, passed away peacefully on December 3, 2020 at the age of 89. After serving in the United States Army in France, Mr. Vernon began his career at The Vernon Company, industry top 40 distributor, in 1956. Bill married the love of…
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NEWTON, IA—The Vernon Company has been named one of the 2020 Top 40 Distributors in the promotional products industry by the Advertising Specialty Institute’s (ASI) Counselor magazine. With a 5-year annual average growth rate of 4%, Vernon is 27th on the annual list of top-ranking industry organizations. “We are…
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The Vernon Company would like to take a few minutes to share with you what we are doing related to the Covid-19 Virus pandemic. We would appreciate you taking a few minutes to listen to an important message from Dave Regan, VP of Sales & Marketing. Download Video Thank you…
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Vernon announced that Yvette Berke and The Little Angels Project have been selected as winners of the 2019 Vernon Cares award. Earlier this fall, Vernon invited members of the promotional products community to share their stories about their efforts to give back within their communities. After receiving many entries for worthwhile…
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There's no better time to celebrate our President & CEO, Chris Vernon, than on his 60th birthday, which just happens to land on Presidents' Day this year. Or does Presidents' Day land on Chris's birthday? Either way...it's a presidential day of commemoration! The home office caught Chris off guard with…
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November 6, 2019 – (NEWTON, IA) - Chris Vernon, MAS, CEO and President of The Vernon Company, has been recognized among the Counselor’s Power 50, the annual ranking of the most powerful executives in the $25 billion promotional products industry. This is the 14th consecutive year he has made this…
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NEWTON, IA - The Vernon Company is pleased to announce the hiring of Kelli Denes as Director of Business Development. In this role, Kelli will be actively directing Vernon’s national recruiting efforts in addition to working with the Company’s top salespeople to strategically grow the business with major accounts and…
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Vernon Hires Miller and Patton as Regional Managers
NEWTON, IA - The Vernon Company is pleased to announce that it recently hired Jack Miller as its Western Region Sales Manager and Pat Patton as its Eastern Region Sales Manager. While integrated into the sales management team, both Miller and Patton work with Vernon’s top account executives and help…
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