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The people behind the packaging.

ILLING is a family company, built on loyalty and long-lasting relationships, inside the building and out. Business is personal here, and it shows in how we work.

Who we are

We're a mid-size, customer-centric company where the experts are the ones who answer the phone. We take care of our team so they can take care of you, with the integrity you'd expect when our name is on every job.

Family-built. Personally run.

Meet the team

Leadership.

The people steering the work, and the ones you'll come to know by name.

Jay Alber

Jay Alber

President

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Carey Alber

Carey Alber

Executive Vice President

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Bryan Merlet

Bryan Merlet

EVP, Sales

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Josh Wilson

Josh Wilson

Chief Financial Officer

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Krista Hanamann

Krista Hanamann

Director of Operations

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John Kroll

John Kroll

Business Analyst

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Michael Kust

Michael Kust

Director of Marketing

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Keith Hemmig

Keith Hemmig

Director of Integrated Business and Brand Strategy

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Allen Holzbauer

Allen Holzbauer

Director, Creative & eCommerce

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David Guelzow

David Guelzow

Director of Decoration Sales

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Pete Konchar

Pete Konchar

Director of Global Sales and Sourcing

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Recognized by our people

A Top Workplace, six years running.

ILLING has been named a Top Workplace in Southeast Wisconsin six years in a row. It’s decided entirely by anonymous employee surveys, not by us.

It’s the clearest proof we have that “Family First” is how we actually operate, not just something we say.

Top Workplaces award, six years running (2021 to 2026)

Our values

What we live by.

Three values, internally held, that shape every interaction, with each other and with you.

Family First

We take care of our people so they can take care of the customer. We respect time, commitments, and the realities of life and family outside of work.

Have Fun

We enjoy solving real problems together. We stay curious, learn quickly, improve continuously, and take pride in doing the work well.

Create

We own the job we were hired to do and execute it with excellence. We don't stop at identifying problems. We solve them.

Business IS Personal

When our name is on it, it's personal.

We're a family company built on loyalty and long-lasting relationships, with each other and with our customers. That's not a slogan; it's how nearly a century of work has gotten done.

It means the experts are the ones who answer the phone, response comes at the speed of need, and we take responsibility from the first call to the last detail.

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