Polyconcept Names New CEO

NEW KENSINGTON, Pa.-Polyconcept, a portfolio company of Charlesbank Capital Partners, names Neil Ringel as the company’s new CEO. Ringel replaces Gene Colleran, who served as CEO since 2015.

As CEO, Ringel assumes responsibilities for Polyconcept’s primary operating divisions, including Polyconcept North America (PCNA), PF Concept, and other global operations. He comes to the role after serving as president of North American delivery for Staples.

“We appreciate Gene’s many contributions to Polyconcept and wish him the very best,” says Josh Klevens, managing director at Charlesbank. “We are delighted to welcome Neil to the company and are confident that his impressive experience and leadership track record will allow Polyconcept to continue its positive momentum while finding new and better ways to serve its customers and forge an even stronger future.”

Ringel’s background includes a 23-year career at Staples in salesforce, digitization, and M&A activity, as well as oversight for the Staples Promotional Products business.

“We are excited to welcome Neil to the Polyconcept family.  His leadership and experience – both within the B2B domain and our market – will be an asset to the company,” says David Nicholson, president of Polyconcept North America. “We are looking forward to working with Neil to build upon Polyconcept’s terrific foundation and to enhance our value to our distributor partners.”

For more information, visit www.polyconcept.com.