NewsCategory: Employee Ownership

VGM Group, in partnership with the Waterloo Community Foundation, has awarded six $1,500 scholarships to dependents of VGM Group employees. “At VGM, we believe that supporting our employee owners also involves supporting their loved ones,” said VGM Chief People Officer Sara Laures.

“The child care center was one of the main reasons VGM appealed to me,” said Samantha Doering (Corporate Communications & Events). Her 19-month-old son Weston, who Samantha says is now “a completely different kid,” started going to the VGM child care center when it opened in November 2023.

VGM Group, Inc. is excited to announce Cara Hintz as its Wellness Coordinator. Cara’s role at VGM will involve handling corporate wellness initiatives, along with building relationships with employee owners to help them meet their holistic wellness-related goals.

VGM Group is excited to announce that Peter Martin will join its senior leadership team as the new president of VGM Fulfillment beginning Jan. 15, 2024. VGM senior leaders play a key role in creating the strategic vision for the company and how it serves its customers and partners, employee owners, and the community.

VGM Group is excited to announce that Lindy Tentinger joins its team of senior leaders as the new president of VGM & Associates. Senior leaders are responsible for helping create the strategic vision for the company by providing expertise related to the industries they serve and the employee owners they lead.

Each November, VGM's employee owners set aside time to be thankful on Thanksgiving and to honor our country’s veterans and active military on Veterans Day. For Q4 of 2023, VGM is showing thanks by focusing its community giving efforts on organizations that support veterans and active military.

The VGM Language Learning Program, which launched in June, has 37 dedicated employee owners working toward mastery of either English or Spanish. Everyone in this first group has been making great progress in their goals. But there are 10 employee owners who are really throwing off the bell curve.

VGM Group, Inc. is excited to announce a series of planned leadership transitions to take place in the coming months.In January 2024, current VGM CEO Mike Mallaro will move to a new role as Executive Chairman of the Board. Jeremy Stolz, who currently serves as president of VGM Fulfillment and VGM & Associates, will take over as CEO of VGM Group,