BIC Advertising & Promotional Products CEO to Step Down

BIC Advertising & Promotional Products (BIC APP), the promotional products division of BIC Group that operates under the BIC Graphic and Norwood trade names, on November 30 announced that CEO Nicolas Paillot will leave the company to pursue external business interests, effective Dec. 31, 2012. Edgar Hernandez, currently the general manager for developing markets, will assume leadership of BIC APP on Jan. 2, 2013. To assist in the transition, Paillot will remain in a consulting capacity through March 2013, primarily focused on the company's European business.