Will Dryden Jones-Blair Paint Company Announces Retirement

May 1, 2014

It is my great pleasure to announce that effective May 1, 2014, Kristal Bluemer has assumed the position of National Sales & Marketing Manager, Imaging Division for North America.

Over the past several years, Kristal Bluemer has been instrumental in continuing to build Jones-Blair Company’s Imaging business and has strengthened her product knowledge under my guidance.  Kristal will continue to contribute substantially to the success of our organization. 

Kristal’s prior experience in the Petroleum Imaging Market as a Project Manager, where she had firsthand experience using our products for implementing retail brand images for Major Oil companies on a national level, will benefit you, our customer.  Additionally, she has managed sales and marketing efforts for a major brand as a National Sales Manager with primary responsibilities of business development and sales throughout the U.S.  Kristal holds a General Contractors license in the State of Massachusetts and is fluent in Spanish.  She is known and respected in this business by a lot of the same folks that I’ve known for decades.

Please join with me in congratulating Kristal for this well-deserved promotion.  

As for me, I will be officially retiring at the end of this year after nearly 49 years with Jones-Blair Company.  I’ve had the honor to work in many facets in management, sales, product development, and marketing; and was recently presented with a Life Time Achievement Award for which I am very humbled and grateful.

Kristal and I will continue to work together for a smooth transition of our Imaging customers to her management through the end of the year.  

Once again, please join me in wishing Kristal well in this most important position.

With warm personal regards,

Will Dryden