The Ohio Art Company has a new executive leadership team, with Elena West named as CEO and Martin Killgallon promoted to president. Current CEO Bill Killgallon and president Larry Killgallon will continue to be involved in various aspects of the business, including helping with the transition to the new executive leadership team, while also continuing to be active members of the board of directors.
West joins Ohio Art with more than 25 years of sales, marketing, and product development experience, and was most recently senior vice president of marketing at Robert Half International, a position she has held since 2006. Her experience and leadership skills are further bolstered with a background in the toy industry, as West was director of marketing with Ohio Art from 1995 to 1999 before joining LeapFrog as its director of marketing in 1999.
Killgallon joined Ohio Art in 2002 and has held various positions, most recently as senior vice president of marketing and product development. He was responsible for leading the revitalization of the iconic toy brand, Etch A Sketch.
