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Norman Cohn, chairman of ASI, was born in Waterloo, Iowa in 1933. He was a senior in high school when he first became involved with promotional products as a Distributor. Then, at the University of Northern Iowa, Cohn moved over to the Supplier side of the business. By the late 1950’s his family owned the largest Supplier in the promotional products industry.
Chairman - Norman Cohn
Vice Chair. - Matthew Cohn
President - Tim Andrews
Carol Albright
Steve Bright
Vince Bucolo
Dale Denham
Charles Machion
Rich Fairfield
Dan O'Halloran
Lori Sherman
In 1962, the Cohn family sold off their Supplier interests and acquired ASI. Fifteen years later, the Cohns introduced technology to the industry as they began developing computer software (ASI Computer), CD ROM and DVD (ESP), the Internet, (ASInternet), and, more recently, computer integration between Suppliers and Distributors (ASItransact).
Cohn has served on numerous boards, including as an officer of the Young Presidents’ Organization. He was an officer of the Great American Achievements Program, a member of the Board of Overseers at the University of Pennsylvania Museum, and represented the state of Pennsylvania on the Commemoration of the Bicentennial of the Constitution, and was the chairman of the Bicentennial Council of the Thirteen Original States.
In addition, Cohn has served on the boards of
The Walnut Street Theatre
National Public Radio
Jewish Publication Society
National Foundation for Jewish Culture
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Philadelphia Heart Institute
Fairleigh Dickinson University
The World Affairs Council
The Mayor’s Millennium Philadelphia
Culinary Art Institute of America
Currently, Cohn is a member of the boards of:
Commerce Bank
Executive Board of the National Liberty Museum
Director’s Council of The Museum of Arts & Design
The Epicurean International Committee
DiRoNA Council of Inspection, Evaluation and Criteria
Vice Chairman/Foundation of the United States Confrerie de la Chaine des Rotisseurs
Conseil de L’Ordre Mondial des Gourmets Degustateurs (Paris)
Cohn is a frequent speaker at national and international conferences. He and his wife Suzanne have been married for 44 years. They have five children, who are active in ASI activities, and are the proud grandparents of 10 grandchildren. | 