Tag-It Taps Forte

Los Angeles–based trim provider Tag-It Pacific named Stephen Forte chief executive officer, replacing Colin Dyne, who will continue as vice chairman of the company’s board of directors and as a marketing and sales consultant for the company. Forte, who has been serving as a consultant to Tag-It for the last three months, was previously a principal at business development consultancy Forte Group LLC. Prior to that, he was president of Ascendent Telecommunications Inc. and chief executive officer of Travelers Telecom, both telecommunications companies founded by Forte.