Hamilton Davison

Current

• Executive Director at American Catalog Mailing Association
• Owner at Advantaged In Strategy, LLC

Past

• CEO at Premier Greetings/Paramount Cards
• Chairman at Cardsmart Retail Corp
• President & CEO at Paramount Cards Inc

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Education

• The University of Texas at El Paso
• Vanderbilt University
• Deerfield Academy

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Recommended

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Connections

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Industry

Executive Office

Websites

• My Company

Hamilton Davison’s Experience

• Executive Director

  American Catalog Mailing Association

  (Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

  April 2007 — Present (2 years 8 months)

  American Catalog Mailers Assn (ACMA) is a 501(c)6 trade association representing B2C and B2B direct marketers of all sizes who use catalogs as a primary vehicle to prospect or sell. Formed to advocate for the common commercial interests of its members where shared interests transcend individual company concerns, ACMA is active in postal policy, public relations and other areas that impact the external environment affecting catalog marketers who mail, sell online and distribute directly to end users.

• Owner

  Advantaged In Strategy, LLC

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Management Consulting industry)

  September 2006 — Present (3 years 3 months)

  Advantaged In Strategy, LLC is a management consulting firm providing high level strategic and tactical business assistance to start-ups, turn around and growth companies to improve their financial performance including development and implementation of business plans, financing and capital structure allignment and operational execution in a variety of consumer and B2B industries.

• CEO

  Premier Greetings/Paramount Cards

  (Executive Office industry)

  2001 — 2006 (5 years )

• Chairman

  Cardsmart Retail Corp

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Retail industry)

  June 1995 — July 2006 (11 years 2 months)

  Leading chain of discount card & gift specialty retail stores with franchising, buying and support operations in 23 states nation-wide

• President & CEO

  Paramount Cards Inc

  (Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Consumer Goods industry)

  December 1995 — May 2006 (10 years 6 months)

  International greeting card designer, publisher and manufacturer with direct and distributor sales to retailers across North America and distribution in 60 countires world-wide.

Hamilton Davison’s Education

• The University of Texas at El Paso

  Master of Science , Hydrology, Geophysics and Geology , 1981 — 1984

• Vanderbilt University

  1977 — 1981

• Deerfield Academy

  Class '77 ,

Additional Information

Hamilton Davison’s Websites:

• My Company

Hamilton Davison’s Interests:

Business formation and growth, recapitalization, turnaround and dissolution, children, skiing, reading, music, integrative medicine, hiking, camping and any outdoor activity, politics, food and cooking

Hamilton Davison’s Groups:

American Catalog Mailers Association, Young Presidents Organization, Bradford Equities Investment Advisory Council, Greeting Card Association, Mailers Technical Advisory Committee,

•    Executive Suite
•    Deerfield Academy Alumni
•    Young Presidents' Organization (YPO - WPO)
•    Vanderbilt Alumni Group
•    NEMOA
•    American Catalog Mailers Association
•    Multichannel Merchant