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Acme United Corporation ACU : announced today that it has named Rick Constantine as Vice President of Marketing – Clauss and Camillus Brands. Mr. Constantine will be responsible for all aspects of the Clauss and Camillus Brands including Strategy and Innovation.

Mr. Constantine originally joined Acme United in August 2005 as Director of Marketing for Floral and Industrial

Products, he was then promoted to Senior Director of Marketing in September 2008. Prior to Acme United, Rick worked in the headquarters for Dymo Corporation as Global Director consumer business for the flagship label maker products. Prior to working at Dymo Rick held positions of increasing responsibility with both Micro Warehouse and Conair corporation. Mr. Constantine holds both a BBA and an MBA degree from the University of New Haven, CT.

Mike Peterson, Vice President Global of Marketing, said, "Rick has demonstrated exceptional skills in Product Innovation, Branding and Customer Focus during his 4 years with Acme United Corporation. In his most recent assignment as Senior Director of Marketing, Rick developed and launched the Clauss® hardware line, including the award winning SpeedPak® utility knife, which opened up an entire new distribution channel. Further building the companies cutting and coating leadership, Rick relaunched Camillus® knives with Titanium CarbonitrideTM and the products are now achieving distribution with leading retailers and industrial distributors in North America.”


"I am confident that Rick's strong leadership, commitment and passion for the business will drive the Clauss and Camillus Brands growth going forward," added Peterson.

ACME UNITED CORPORATION is an innovative supplier of cutting devices, measuring instruments, and safety products for school, home, office, hardware and industrial use. The company is a global leader in cutting and coating technologies for both the consumer and professional market.

Its leading brands include Westcott®, Clauss®, Camillus® and PhysiciansCare®.



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