Rent-to-own News - Nationwide Taps Knock and Promotes Weinberg

NMG Senior VP's Richard Weinberg and Jeff Knock

Nationwide Marketing Group (NMG), parent company of RentDirect Nationwide, today announced the promotion of Richard Weinberg to Senior Vice President of Merchandising for Appliances and named Jeff Knock as their new Senior Vice President of Marketing for Appliances.
 
“Bringing on new talent and promoting from within our organization will keep our perspective fresh, innovative and exciting and allow us to continue to be the driving force behind the success of the independent dealer,” said Robert Weisner, CEO of Nationwide Marketing Group.
 
Richard Weinberg, former Vice President of Merchandising at NMG, has served on their leadership team since 1993.

“I am honored to be part of such a committed organization and will continue to dedicate my time and energies on leveraging our resources to build even stronger programs and services for our membership,” said Weinberg.

Jeff Knock’s career in retail spans 22 years in the appliance industry at well-regarded companies such as Whirlpool and Electrolux. Knock most recently served as the Director of Sales at Electrolux. In that position, he worked closely with NMG and their member dealers.

“I am honored to become a part of this dynamic team!  Nationwide has built a wonderful foundation as America’s largest buying group and marketing resource for independent dealers. In my new position, I plan to create new pathways for success that will take the value of what Nationwide already provides its member community to the next level,” said Knock.

Earlier this year, Dave Bilas was named Executive Vice President of Appliances and Electronics at NMG. Both Jeff Knock and Richard Weinberg will report directly to Bilas.

“There is no coincidence that Nationwide represents over 60% of the independent appliance buying group dealers in America. Our leadership team understands the challenges independents face in sales and profitability. So we continually invest in our resources, programs and people in order to enhance what we provide to our members,” said Bilas.

To learn more about Nationwide Marketing Group -- America’s largest buying and marketing group for independent appliance, electronics, furniture and rent to own dealers -- and learn more about the next Nationwide PrimeTime! buying show and strategic conference on August 21-24, 2011 at the Gaylord Texan in Dallas, Texas, call 336/722-4681 or visit www.nationwidemarketinggroup.org