Aurora World Promotes Tony Sayles

Playthings Staff -- Gifts and Dec, 12/26/2012 1:44:13 PM

PICO RIVERA, CA - Tony Sayles has been promoted to vice president of sales at Aurora World, the plush toy and gift manufacturer.

In his new position, Sayles will oversee Aurora's national and strategic accounts as well as all field personnel in the U.S. He joined Aurora in 2009 as managing director of sales. He was previously with Russ Berrie & Co., Fitz and Floyd and RJR Nabisco.

Sayles will report to Michael Kessler, senior vice president of sales and marketing.

"It's a great pleasure to promote a gift industry veteran like Tony to his new role at Aurora," said Kessler. "His 20-plus years of experience are a huge asset to our company. For the past four years, Tony has been a tremendous part of Aurora's growth and has a proven track record helping our sales representatives successfully grow their business."