Steve Hawn has extensive work experience in executive roles. Steve is currently the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at Jacent since July 2021, where they were previously the Chief Operating Officer (COO) since September 2020. Prior to that, they worked at Hallmark Cards for many years, holding various leadership positions. At Hallmark, they were the President of Global Licensing and Senior Vice President of Corporate Strategy & Business Development from September 2015 to December 2019. Steve was also the President of Licensing, overseeing acquisition strategy and business development, from 2009 to 2019. Additionally, Steve served as the Senior Vice President of Finance and Strategic Planning from October 2009 to September 2015, and as the Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Greeting Card Business from 2005 to 2009.
Steve Hawn's education history includes a Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science from the University of Missouri-Columbia, a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) with a focus on Finance and Marketing from Rockhurst University, and Executive Education in Finance & Marketing from the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School of Business.
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Jacent
We Make Retail Easier. Jacent creates and procures shopper-inspired products, delivers legendary merchandising service and drives stellar results for our customers. Product Development & Procurement: We create, source and distribute more than 3,500 impulse products directly to 14,000 retail stores as well as sell via wholesale and online channels across the US, Canada, and Puerto Rico. Vertically Integrated Solution: We handle it all from product development to in-store management. We solve problems. Armed with customer-specific strategic merchandising plans, our merchandising team places the products in store and then manages the re-ordering and re-stocking to drive your sales. Legendary Merchandising Service: In addition to our vertically integrated impulse business, our merchandising team also offers retail insights and services, such as merchandising of clients’ products, audits and more to help stores run at peak efficiency.