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Englander honors factories at ceremony
Kudos At an annual awards ceremony during the winter Las Vegas Market, mattress licensing group Englander honored two plants for their
achievements. Kevin Toman, (first photo, right) president of the Olive Branch, Miss.-based company, presented John Hagglund, president of Englander
Northwest in Tualatin, Ore., with the Manufacturing Excellence Award. President Terry Spears and Vice President Bob Ashburn of Englander Southeast
in Rome, Ga., accepted the Outstanding Sales Achievement Award from Toman.
Wick joins IB as sales VP
InternatIonal BeddIng, with headquarters in
Fort Lauderdale, Fla., has hired industry
veteran Jeffrey Wick as northern regional
vice president of sales, a newly
created position.
He is responsible for leading sales
development efforts and managing
Jeffrey Wick
retail relationships for IB in more than
20 states. He is based in Summerfield, N.C., and reports
to Dennis Straily, vice president of sales.
Wick has an extensive background in mattress manufacturing
and retailing. Most recently, he was principal
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of the consulting firm Innovative Bedding Products, as
well as vice president of national accounts for bed frame
supplier Mantua Mfg. Prior to that, he spent 11 years with
Sealy in a variety of sales and sales management posts,
rising to vice president of department stores/national
accounts. He began his career as a market representative
for mattresses at May Department Stores Co., now part of
Macy’s.
“Jeff is another great addition to the talented team
of sales professionals that we’ve been building,” Straily
said. “His wide-ranging expertise includes sales, account
management, market development and team leadership,
among many other key industry skills. We look forward
to cultivating Jeff’s talent and experience.”
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