Hallmark Insights Appoints New Vice President of Information Technology

November 4, 2009

Zarir Erani to Oversee Development and Growth of Company's Client Facing Technology

MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Minneapolis-based incentive management company Hallmark Insights has hired Zarir Erani as vice president of information technology. In that capacity, Erani oversees the company's client facing platform, project management, internal applications and IT strategy, infrastructure and controls.

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"Zarir comes to us with a strong track record of success as an information technology executive with extensive experience in all aspects of IT management," says Hallmark Insights President Keith Fenhaus. "This experience includes spearheading the technical integration of a newly acquired firm into a parent company."

Erani's most recent experience includes Minneapolis, MN-based PDI Ninth House, where he was responsible for all technology related components of the business, including the infrastructure at 30 global operating offices. Prior to his time at PDI Ninth House, Zarir led the Information Technology and Solution Delivery function for MotivAction, a Twin Cities-based incentive company, thus bringing significant knowledge of the incentive industry with him to Hallmark Insights.

He obtained a Bachelor of Science in computer science, finance, and marketing from Minnesota State University in Mankato, Minn., and a Master of Business Administration with a Management Information Systems specialization from the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, MN.

Erani began with Hallmark Insights on Oct. 1. "I am looking forward to the positive contribution that Zarir's leadership experience will have at Hallmark Insights," adds Fenhaus.

About Hallmark Insights

Headquartered in Minneapolis, MN, Hallmark Insights, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hallmark Cards, Inc., provides meaningful, memorable and measurable incentive solutions for employee reward and recognition programs, health and wellness programs, sales and dealer programs, and consumer programs. For more about Hallmark Insights, visit online at www.HallmarkInsights.com

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