For Immediate Release
IMC Senior VP of Marketing Karen Olson Receives Outstanding Women in Business Award
Award Presented by Triad Business Journal at April 27 Awards Luncheon

High Point, NC – (April 17, 2017) – International Market Center’s announces that Senior Vice President of Marketing Karen Olson has received an Outstanding Women in Business Award from Triad Business Journal in Greensboro, N.C. In its 18th year, the awards program not only recognizes women who are standouts in the business community, but who also are deeply committed to and engaged with their communities and the region as a whole.

“Karen Olson is a talented and valued member of our management team who is known for her business acumen and her marketing savvy,” says Bob Maricich, Chief Executive Officer of International Market Centers (IMC). “She is so deserving of this honor and we are pleased to see her recognized with this award.”  

Olson heads the IMC marketing teams for both the High Point Market and Las Vegas Market, including brand marketing, creative and digital media team, public relations, corporate communications, retail relations and call center  functions. She has been with IMC for six years and was previously the VP of Marketing for Merchandise Mart Properties, and the Director of Marketing for Retail Systems Alert Group.

Each of the Women in Business Award honorees will be featured in a special issue of Triad Business Journal that will be published on April 28. The award recipients also will be recognized at an awards luncheon April 27 at the Greensboro-High Point Marriott Airport, with details and tickets available at TriadBizEvents.com.

About International Market Centers, L.P.
International Market Centers, L.P. (IMC) is the world’s largest operator of premier showroom space for the furnishings, home décor and gift industries. IMC owns and operates 12.1 million square feet of world-class exhibition space in High Point, N.C. and Las Vegas, including the 14 primary buildings at the High Point Market. In addition, IMC operates the Las Vegas Design Center, a year-round resource open to both the design trade and consumers with more than 40 showrooms and hundreds of designer brands. IMC’s mission is to build and operate an innovative, sustainable, profitable and scalable platform for the furnishings, home décor and gift industries.

Media Contact:
Renee Loper-Boyd
Vice President, Marketing
RLoper-Boyd@imcenters.com | (336) 888-3795