Collins joins MMPI building
By Furniture Today Staff -- Furniture Today, July 4, 2005
New York — Chris Collins has joined 7 W New York, the new Merchandise Mart Properties Inc. showroom building here for gift, tabletop and home decor, as vice president and general manager.
MMPI also named two other executives for the facility, Bob Tiedeken as one of three directors of leasing and Sue Hilty as director of marketing.
Collins has held executive posts at Russ Berrie & Co. and Candle Corp. of America. Tiedeken spent the last six years with Enesco Corp. as Eastern regional sales manager.
Hilty has been with MMPI since 2004 and will now focus solely on marketing for 7 W New York, reporting to Collins.

















