Gene Geiger, CAS, CEO and Chair

Gene served on the PPAI Board of Directors, including leadership roles of treasurer and vice chair in the class of 1986, and as chair of both the Government and Legal Affairs and the Technology, Terminology and Standards Committees. He serves as chair of ePSA (ePromoStandards Alliance), the body which sets e-commerce standards for the industry. He is leading the industry's implementation of the ePSA standards. He was reelected to the PPAI Board for a second term and is serving in the Class of 2010. He is currently Vice Chair, Finance.

Gene was recognized for his industry contributions in 1994 as Counselor magazine's "Person of the Year", and as a 2001-2002 winner of the PPAI Distinguished Service Award. In 2004 he achieved industry recognition as Certified Advertising Specialist (CAS).

He served three terms as president of Diary Publishers International. His work on numerous civic and business boards in Maine has led directly to Geiger receiving the 1994 Governor’s Award for Business Excellence (Maine) and the Margaret Chase Smith Maine State Quality Award three years. He served on the Board of Fleet Bank of Maine from 1980 to 2000. He currently is a Board member of Lee Auto Malls and Hussey Seating, both located in Maine.