As vice president of Sales, Russ Kerr leads our West Coast sales efforts. He brings over 20 years experience in the areas of consumer and trade promotion, direct marketing development, and tactical services implementation.

Joining Budco in October of 2006, Russ brings a unique cross-industry perspective to our company, specializing in consumer, retail and e-tail marketing initiatives. His consultative approach to client relationships teamed with Budco's group of integrated competencies provides our current and future clients with solid, customer-driven support.

Prior to Budco, Russ worked for 13 years at Archway Marketing Services, most recently as the vice president of business development, as well as Comark Merchandising and Catalina Marketing, working with clients on a variety of projects involving consumer package goods, entertainment and retail sectors. He started his sales and marketing management career at Donnelley Marketing, gaining valuable experience in the financial, retail, and packaged good industries.

A native Californian, Russ is based in Southern California where he attended the University of California, Irvine, graduating with a B.A. in business economics.