Home About Our Solutions Our Footprint Careers Contact Login Leadership At ANC we are committed to delivering the right products to the right place at the right time. Our executive team is made up of experienced staff who have grown with the category and our company, many with over 30 years of experience. This well rounded team is the foundation of ANC, read below to learn more about them. David Parry President and CEO David Parry graduated with a Bachelor’s of Business Administration (B.B.A) from the University of Idaho where he also played football for the Vandals. After graduation he began his career in 1982 with Condé Nast Publications, where he held a variety of positions within the company throughout Arizona, Texas and California. In 1992, after 10 years with Condé Nast Publications, he moved over to Martin News Agency and served as their General Manager. Seven years later, in 1999, he became president of ETD Kromar. Within one year, Parry became the President of The News Group Central Division, a position he held for five years. In April 2005, he accepted the position of President and CEO of MagNet, L.L.P. In March of 2006 he took the position of President of The News Group, LP then, in January 2009, was named President of The News Group US. The News Group US rebranded to TNG in 2013, making Parry the President & CEO of TNG US and The News Group LP. On January 1, 2019, TNG magazine division was purchased by Chatham Asset Management, LLC making Parry the President, CEO & Board Member of American News Company (ANC). During his career, David has been esteemed with many awards, but his most prestigious was winning President of the year for 2014 from the Jim Pattison Organization. David is married to Michelle Parry and they have 6 children and 2 grandchildren who keep them very busy. He enjoys family adventures such as camping and fishing in the Alaska wilderness and Skiing in Colorado. David is an avid hunter, fisherman, bee keeper and carpenter. Ted Kallgren CFO and Executive Vice President of Finance Ted Kallgren is the CFO and Executive Vice President of Finance at ANC and is responsible for its financial strategy and day-to-day financial, treasury and accounting operations. Mr. Kallgren began his career at Ernst & Young, LLC, where he obtained his CPA certification. His career includes other Chief Financial Officer roles, most notably his 11 years of experience with Pameco Corporation which culminated in a successful $50M initial public offering on the NYSE to fund its acquisition plans. Mr. Kallgren graduated cum laude with a BA in Accounting from Alma College in 1984 and completed Duke University’s Executive Management Program in 1997. Dan McLaughlin COO and Executive Vice President of Logistics Dan McLaughlin is the COO and Executive Vice President of Logistics at ANC and is responsible for its warehousing and logistics operations. Dan started his career in 1976 working in the book wholesale business until the middle of 1987. Soon after he joined the Jim Pattison Group in their magazine & book wholesale division in Vancouver, B.C. holding various positions and progressing to VP of Operations. In the fall of 1998 he was moved to Seattle as the Pattison group expanded its magazine distribution to the West Coast of the US. He held various regional positions for a number of years on the West Coast until being named President of a Joint Venture company that Pattison formed in 2005. He held this position until the end of 2012 before expanding to EVP - Logistics in 2013 when TNG was rolled up into a General Partnership. He expanded to his current role when TNG GP was purchased and became American News Company in January of 2019. Ingrid Jakabcsin Executive Vice President of Publishing and Distribution Ingrid Jakabcsin is the Executive Vice President of Publishing and Distribution and is responsible for the publications and distribution departments. Mrs. Jakabcsin is a graduate of The Pennsylvania State University with a bachelor’s degree in Marketing. She began in the periodical business at Duval News Company in Jacksonville, Florida. She moved to Charlotte, NC three years later and took the position of Managing Director of Distribution with Dixie News Company. After being purchased by the previous ownership, Ingrid was promoted to Vice President of Circulation. Ingrid was bestowed a Special Achievement Award by, the Jim Pattison Group, at their 2017 Partners-In-Pride event. This was in recognition of keeping her company’s core magazine business healthy and viable in a very tough environment. Michael Rogge Senior Vice President of Human Resources and Risk Management Michael Rogge is the Senior Vice President of Human Resources and Risk Management at ANC and has been with the company since 2006. Previous to this role, he was the Director of Human Resources from 2006 - 2010 for the company’s merchandising division and Vice President of Human Resources from 2010 - 2018. Michael holds a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Spanish from Gettysburg College and a Master’s Degree in Human Resource Management from the Keller Graduate School of Management. Michael has been married to his wife Heidi since 2000 and they have two teenage boys. In his spare time he enjoys spending time with his family and friends as well as hobbies that include sports, music, reading and exercising. David Forsman Executive Vice President of Sales & Marketing David Forsman is the Executive Vice President of Sales at ANC and is responsible for the Sales and Marketing teams. Prior to joining ANC, Dave was EVP of Sales for TNG U.S. Preceding TNG, Dave was CMO of Mercury Retail Services. As well, he has held various positions with Condé Nast Publications, and Time Inc. Retail during his 33 years in the magazine newsstand industry. Dave received his Bachelor of Science degree from Fresno State University in Business, with a Marketing Concentration. In his free time, Dave is passionate about cycling, golf and reading. Chris Vealey Executive Vice President of Retail Solutions Chris Vealey is the Executive Vice President of Retail Solutions for ANC. Prior to joining ANC Chris worked in several roles at TNG culminating as the Senior Vice President of Client and Customer Services. Chris has also held positions at Source Interlink Companies and Distribution Services Inc. Chris received his Bachelor of Business Administration from Marshall University. He and his wife Valisa have two daughters and a granddaughter. He enjoys spending time with his family, fly-fishing and hunting. Mark Davison Chief Technology Officer Mark Davison is the Chief Technology Officer at ANC/Accelerate. Mr. Davison’s career prior to joining ANC includes multiple IT executive leadership and consulting roles, and more than 35 years of experience in process automation, information technology, sourcing, supply chain management, transformation, and acquisition integration in management consulting and industry. His consulting experience includes work for well-known firms such as Information Services Group, Deloitte, PwC and AlixPartners. He has held CIO positions for firms in the distribution, retail, media/publishing and textile industries. He is also an entrepreneur, having founded two consulting firms in IT and supply chain management consulting. Mr. Davison holds a BA from Cornell University and MBA from Emory University. Jeff Cowan Senior Vice President of Technology and Information Jeff Cowan is the Senior Vice President of Technology and Information at ANC and provides leadership over ANC, CMG, and Magnet Technology, Business Insights, Compliance, and Genera backroom. Jeff started his career in retail and moved to New Hampshire to take over running a group of family stores. After that he jumped into the world of technology taking a job with Computac. Jeff quickly became an expert in IBM AIX and systems and passionate about helping businesses with technology. Prior to joining TNG in 2014 Jeff has also ran Global Sales at Ipswitch, Consulted, and managed the Magazine Division of HDA. Jeff is a graduate of The Robins School of Business at the University of Richmond majoring both in operations and marketing. Monte Ahlemeyer Chief Revenue Officer at Accelerate 360 Monte Ahlemeyer is the Chief Revenue Officer at Accelerate 360 and is responsible for growing their diversification efforts across their suite of services; from delivery and logistics to warehousing and merchandising. Prior to Accelerate 360, Monte worked for TNG in multiple positions over 18 years of service. He received his Bachelor of Science from Utah State. Monte and his wife Angela have raised their two sons in Washington. Sebastien Guay Senior Vice President of Finance Sebastien Guay is the Senior Vice President of Finance for ANC and is responsible for the day to day accounting services and has been with the company over 16 years. Sebastien received his Bachelors in Commerce with a specialization in Accounting and CPA from the University of Ottawa. He and his family reside in British Columbia and he enjoys traveling and coaching his sons’ hockey and lacrosse teams. Dan Pittman General Counsel Dan Pittman is General Counsel of ANC. Dan joined the executive leadership team at ANC in April, 2019 to manage the company’s legal affairs, including mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property, and corporate and regulatory compliance. As a veteran of the hospitality and healthcare industries, Dan capitalizes on a wide range of business and legal experience to help fast-moving ANC tackle its day-to-day legal challenges. He is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the Georgia State University College of Law. Dan resides in Atlanta, Georgia and enjoys riding motorcycles, scuba diving, and traveling. Work With ANC Today Fill out the form and we’ll contact you. Send Message Want to work with ANC? CAREERS 1955 Lake Park Drive, Suite 400 Smyrna, GA 30080 Our Mission To get our partners’ products into their customers’ hands. 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