Diamond Comic Distributors, the world’s largest distributor of English-language comic books, graphic novels, and related pop culture merchandise, has announced an expansion to its executive team with the promotion ofShawn Hamrick to Vice President of Operations.

Hamrick was part of the team that oversaw the design, installation, and implementation of Diamond’s upgraded warehouse.

Hamrick joined Diamond in 1994 as a Management Trainee, rising to Assistant Manager, then Receiving Manager. In 1997, Hamrick became Warehouse Manager at Diamond’s Sparta, IL Distribution Center before his promotion to Regional Manager in 2002. As that facility continued to expand and relocate — first to Memphis, TN, and later to Olive Branch, MS — so did Hamrick’s responsibilities, resulting in his promotion to Executive Director in 2013.

Through much of his career at Diamond, Hamrick has received mentoring from former Vice President of Operations and longtime Diamond employee John Wurzer. In November 2017, after twenty-seven years of service, Wurzer retired from full time employment at Diamond and assumed a consultancy role within the Company. On April 30, 2019, Wurzer will be stepping down from his consultancy position to fully embrace his well-deserved retirement.