Leading Executives in Card and Gift Shops
Mike Perry
President & CEO, Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Longtime Hallmarker who became president & CEO in 2019, guiding Hallmark’s greetings and Gold Crown retail network through digital and omnichannel transformations.
Joe Arcuri
Chief Executive Officer, American Greetings
Consumer packaged-goods veteran leading American Greetings since 2020; continued as CEO following Elliott Investment Management’s majority acquisition in February 2025.
Sally Pofcher
Chief Executive Officer, Shutterfly, LLC
Former Paper Source chief who took the helm of Shutterfly in 2023; frequent industry speaker on scaling omnichannel personalization.
Melissa Kim
Co‑Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Minted
Co‑founder who now leads Minted as CEO, evolving the crowdsourced design marketplace across stationery, art and home; Naficy serves as executive chair.
Wombi Rose
Chief Executive Officer & Creative Director, Lovepop
Co‑founder and CEO who helped popularize 3D kirigami pop‑up cards after a Shark Tank investment, expanding into gifts and décor.
Darcy Willson‑Rymer
Chief Executive Officer, Card Factory plc
Retail turnaround specialist steering the UK’s largest card chain; in 2025 led the acquisition of Funky Pigeon to accelerate digital growth.
Nickyl Raithatha
Chief Executive Officer, Moonpig Group plc
CEO since 2018 who took Moonpig public and scaled AI‑driven personalization; announced in June 2025 he will step down after a transition period.
Vivek Kumar
Group Chief Executive Officer, Articore Group (Redbubble & TeePublic)
Appointed Group CEO on June 2, 2025 to lead the Redbubble and TeePublic marketplaces’ next phase, after serving as CEO of Marketplaces and TeePublic.
Robert Beaver
Co‑Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Zazzle
Serial entrepreneur who co‑founded Zazzle with his sons and remains CEO of the custom‑products marketplace spanning cards, apparel and gifts.
Pip Heywood
Managing Director (CEO), thortful
Brand builder leading thortful’s creator marketplace; under her leadership the platform passed £12m paid to indie card designers.
James Hirschfeld
Co‑Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Paperless Post
Co‑founder and CEO who scaled premium digital invitations and events tools through designer partnerships and a robust host platform.
Sam Franklin
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Greenvelope
Founder who launched one of the first eco‑friendly e‑invitation services from a dorm room and has led the brand ever since.
David (Dave) Bolotsky
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Uncommon Goods
Ex‑Wall Street analyst who founded and still leads the mission‑driven online gifts retailer and certified B Corp.
Trish (Tricia) Whalen
Chief Executive Officer, Rifle Paper Co.
Licensing and brand‑expansion leader elevated to CEO in 2021, growing the stationery brand into a broader lifestyle portfolio.
Tonia Misvaer
Chief Executive Officer, Erin Condren Design
Consumer‑goods operator serving as CEO, steering the planner and stationery brand’s product, DTC and retail strategies.
Tom Anderson
President & Chief Executive Officer, The Paper Store
Second‑generation leader who has overseen expansion of one of the largest family‑owned specialty gift and Hallmark retail groups in the U.S.
Adolfo Villagomez
Chief Executive Officer, 1‑800‑FLOWERS.COM, Inc.
Technology‑minded retail exec appointed CEO on May 12, 2025, succeeding founder Jim McCann to accelerate digital and AI initiatives across the gifts portfolio.
Taymoor Atighetchi
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Papier
Founder & CEO who built the UK personalized stationery brand through high‑profile creative collaborations and a design‑led DTC model.
Kobi Yamada
President & Chief Executive Officer, Compendium (a Ten Speed Press imprint, Crown Publishing Group)
Bestselling author and creative executive who continues to lead Compendium after its December 2024 acquisition by Penguin Random House’s Crown Publishing Group.
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