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• Sales and marketing services company Crossmark has named Joe Crafton to be its new CEO, succeeding John Thompson, who now will serve as the company's chief strategy officer. Crafton began his Crossmark career in 1988, and became president of the company in 2010.

• The National Grocers Association (NGA) announced that Aileen Dullaghan Munster, the organization's Director of Education and Research, has been promoted to Vice President, Education and Research.

In addition, NGA said that Matthew R. Ott, Director of Membership and Information Technology, has been promoted to Vice President, Membership and Information Technology.
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