Natuzzi names Craig Ruse, Brad Cates to sales posts
Both will be vice presidents
Furniture Today Staff -- Furniture Today, March 29, 2010
HIGH POINT — Leather upholstery major Natuzzi has named Craig Ruse and Brad Cates to key U.S. sales posts.
Ruse, who had been a Natuzzi sales representative in the Midwest region, has been promoted to regional vice president of sales for the North region. He will oversee sales for the Natuzzi Editions and the Italsofa brands.
He is based in Chicago and reports to Joseph Mussallem, senior vice president of sales and marketing for the Natuzzi Editions and the Italsofa brands, which make up the bulk of Natuzzi's North American sales.
Cates, a former executive with Thomasville Furniture Inds. and Mitchell Gold, is the new North America vice president of sales for the Natuzzi Italy brand. He is based in High Point, where Natuzzi Americas is headquartered.
![]() Craig Ruse |
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