Chief Sales Officer

Spector & Co., continues to execute its growth strategy with the addition of their very first CSO, strengthening the leadership behind the North American sales team.

Montreal, Quebec – January 4, 2022, top 40 promotional product supplier Spector & Co. enthusiastically welcomes Samantha Kates to the leadership team. Kates will lead the growing North American sales team.
“I feel so fortunate to have joined the Spector team and to have the opportunity to continue to work in the industry I love,” said the newly appointed CSO.

As a twenty-plus year veteran, Samantha has made indelible contributions to the sales success of some of the most notable brands in the industry, including commonsku, Charles River Apparel, and Fruit of the Loom.

“We’re all excited that Samantha has joined the team” said Rob Spector, CEO of Spector & Co. “She will play a key role as we continue to expand and evolve into the future.” Samantha was most recently the VP of Sales at commonsku where she helped drive explosive growth for their distributor and supplier focused technology platform.

“Spector has an impeccable reputation and is a well loved and respected company in our industry. I’m thrilled to be part of their team and to help grow the sales organization and to build upon their customer centric legacy,” said Kates.