Jamison promotes Steele
Furniture Today Staff -- Furniture Today, October 28, 2011
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BRENTWOOD, Tenn. - John Steele, a 10-year veteran of Jamison Bedding, has been promoted to the newly created position of director of sales. He reports to Ken Hinman, senior vice president of sales and marketing.
Steele will concentrate on building and supporting current Jamison business, expanding into new markets and directing field sales operations in the Southeast. He also will be responsible for implementing strategies that support the company's newly established brand direction, "We Make Sleep Different."
Hinman said Steele's promotion is "extremely well deserved based on John's knowledge of the industry, his longtime experience at Jamison and the energy and passion he's demonstrated over the years. Our business is growing and we're focused on a number of new objectives. This is an opportune time for someone with John's expertise to provide additional support to our sales team."
Based in Nashville, Tenn., Steele joined Jamison in 2001 as a sales manager in Tennessee and northern Georgia. Before that he spent 15 years with retailer Rhodes Furniture as a regional sales manager in Tennessee, Kentucky, Georgia and Alabama.
With Steele in place, Hinman said he will direct his own efforts toward developing the company's newly licensed Spring Air brand in Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky, and will concentrate on advancing the company's hotel and resort business.
Jamison Bedding operates two mattress factories in Gallatin, Tenn., and Albany, Ga., serving more than 400 retailers in the Southeast and hotels and resorts worldwide.
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