(PRESS RELEASE) Benjamin Javaheri, president and CEO of Uneek, announces the promotion of Cortland Shopper to the role of vice president of sales, effective April 1, 2018.
Shopper is a certified jeweler gemologist who came to Uneek with a wealth of experience within the jewelry industry. He started as a bench jeweler setting diamonds, spent years providing support in customer service, and eventually rose to become director of sales during his 12-year tenure with Gregg Ruth.
Shopper joined the Uneek team in January of 2017 as regional vice president of sales for the western U.S. and Canada, covering Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming and major Canadian regions.
Shopper will be responsible for establishing and overseeing all sales activities for Uneek, including customer relationship management, key account management and sales force recruitment, in addition to being a member of the Uneek executive team.
Retiring? Let Wilkerson Do the Heavy Lifting
Retirement can be a great part of life. As Nanji Singadia puts it, “I want to retire and enjoy my life. I’m 78 now and I just want to take a break.” That said, Nanji decided that the best way to move ahead was to contact the experts at Wilkerson. He chose them because he knew that closing a store is a heavy lift.
To maximize sales and move on to the next, best chapter of his life, he called Wilkerson—but not before asking his industry friends for their opinion. He found that Wilkerson was the company most recommended and says their professionalism, experience and the homework they did before the launch all helped to make his going out of business sale a success. “Wilkerson were working on the sale a month it took place,” he says. “They did a great job.”