Steiner Sports Names Jason Teitler Senior Vice President to Spearhead New Marketing Initiatives

NEW YORK, May. 09 /PRNewswire/ --

NEW YORK, May 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Steiner Sports CEO Brandon Steiner has named Jason Teitler to the position of Senior Vice President of Marketing, and Kiva Iscol as Marketing Account Executive at America's leading sports marketing and collectibles company, which will embark on new and powerful marketing initiatives and strategies.

"We are delighted to bring Jason and Kiva to our management group," said Steiner. "They bring a wealth of experience to the Steiner team, and we look forward to the exciting new initiatives and strategic capabilities that will continue the growth of Steiner Sports."

Teitler has joined Steiner Sports as a member of the marketing group to develop and grow its strategic communications offerings, including sports- influenced programs designed to help brands build better relationships with stakeholders. As part of his role, Teitler will also work with public relations, advertising and marketing firms to further package sports and entertainment activities into their client campaigns.

Teitler, a native of Brooklyn, New York, has significant accomplishments in sports and digital marketing, and public relations, following 12 years at Porter Novelli, where he worked with such prominent clients as Gillette, GSK, Kellogg's, Princess Cruises, Merck, Tele Atlas, Pfizer, Hewlett Packard, Dupont, Nissan and the Muppets.

At Porter Novelli, Teitler was responsible for extensive areas of sport marketing including brand enhancement, product launches and customer loyalty campaigns.

Teitler worked closely on campaigns with such legendary sports figures as Bill Russell, Steve Young and Ernie Banks. Teitler also ran Porter Novelli's interactive marketing specialty, delivering top-notch digital solutions ranging from marketing-based Web sites to internal knowledge management solutions to results-oriented e-mail marketing programs.

A graduate of SUNY Stony Brook, Jason lives in Old Bridge, New Jersey.

Kiva Iscol is a graduate of Cornell University, where as a student she worked in the university's Sports Marketing Department for four years creating a series of programs to connect the varsity athletes to children in the Ithaca community. Upon graduation, she worked in advertising sales at Madison Square Garden, managing $25 million in accounts involving multiple properties including the New York Knicks, Rangers, Liberty, Mets, Islanders, Devils, as well as the Hartford Wolfpack, MSG Network, Fox Sports Net and Radio City Music Hall.

During the past year, Kiva has been involved in philanthropy initiatives which have taken her across the globe to South Africa, England and Vietnam. She also spent time in New Orleans investigating the role of philanthropy in disaster relief.

Iscol is a native of Pound Ridge, New York, in Westchester, and now resides in Manhattan.

Steiner Sports Marketing, Inc. is a part of Omnicom Group Inc. www.omnicomgroup.com. Omnicom is a leading global advertising, marketing and corporate communications company. Omnicom's branded networks and numerous specialty firms provide advertising, strategic media planning and buying, direct and promotional marketing, public relations and other specialty communications services to over 5,000 clients in more than 100 countries. Steiner Sports Marketing is a full service sports and entertainment marketing and event company that leverages the power of sports and entertainment to build successful marketing programs for a diverse group of clients. Steiner currently maintains relationships with over 5,000 athletes and celebrities.