Arylessence
Mike Lester has a diverse work experience spanning multiple companies and roles. Mike began their career at American Greetings in 1995, where they worked as a District Sales Manager, Account Executive, and Director of Business Development. In these positions, they developed and implemented sales programs and managed relationships with national and regional chain accounts.
In 2005, Mike joined Acme United Corporation as a National Sales and Account Manager. Mike was responsible for managing national and regional accounts in various industries, including hardware, craft, and automotive retail. Mike also built and maintained a national sales group and handled business activities such as pricing and branding.
From 2008 to 2013, Mike returned to American Greetings as a Senior National Account Manager. In this role, they managed high-volume accounts in diverse markets and was responsible for various aspects of the business, including budgets, promotional plans, and sales forecast attainment. Mike also managed team members and developed and maintained relationships with customers.
In 2013, Mike joined Perfect Timing, Inc as a National Account Manager, where they focused on managing key accounts and increasing distribution. Mike then moved to Arylessence, Inc in 2016 and held positions such as Senior Account Executive, Global Account Manager, and currently serves as the Director of International Sales.
Throughout their career, Mike has demonstrated expertise in sales, account management, business development, and team leadership.
Mike Lester attended West Virginia University from 1981 to 1985, where they obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing.
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Arylessence
Arylessence, Inc. is the largest, privately held fragrance company in North America, a leading, innovative provider of inspired, creatively developed fragrances and flavors worldwide. We work in close partnership with our clients to develop winning scents and tastes that turn products into brands and transform consumers into passionate, brand fans. Our perfumers and evaluators are globally experienced creative professionals, known for inspiration and innovation in personal care, beauty and cosmetics, laundry, household products, home fragrancing, air care, pet care, and professional and commercial products. Our flavorists have broad-based expertise in savory, sweet, and spicy categories with special expertise in coffee, teas, drinks, flavored alcoholic beverages, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and confections. Our application scientists and product development teams are setting new standards and developing innovative technologies in multiple categories, including odor management and control. We provide marketing resources and insights, including our widely respected TrendWatch®, one of the industry’s most definitive guides to ‘deep trends’ that define attitudes and buying behaviors of American consumers. Our customer service, regulatory affairs, quality control, logistics, and manufacturing departments help clients understand regulatory issues, meet global compliance requirements, and ship our high quality fragrances and flavors around the world with speed and efficiency.