International Bedding Announces New Operations Management
International Bedding Growth Driving Staff Expansion
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida – August 10, 2009 – International Bedding Corporation, a top 10 U.S. mattress manufacturer, today announced the appointment of the following four key management personnel to their operations staff. Bruce Miller joins the company as Vice President of Logistics and Continuous Improvement, Steve Greco as Operations Manager for their Texas plant, Jim Haynes as Operations Manager for their Hauppauge, New York facility, and Steve Boucher will work as Plant Manager for their Pennsylvania plant.
Bruce Miller has extensive experience in the bedding industry with both the Sealy and Simmons bedding companies. He has held senior plant, regional and corporate positions in all areas of operations within those organizations. Additionally, Bruce was the Chief Operating Officer for The Alan White Furniture Company.
Steve Greco comes to International Bedding with seven years experience as Operations/Production Manager at the Simmons Dallas facility. Prior assignments include Manufacturing Manager with Collins & Aikman and Business Unit Director with KForce.
Jim Haynes’ previous experience includes Plant Manager for the Simmons Company at their Charlotte facility. Prior to joining Simmons, Haynes held assignments for IBM, Sonoco Products, JM Smucker and the Sigma Aldrich Company.
Steve Boucher brings bedding experience that includes Plant Manager at Gold Bond Mattress Company and management positions at various Sealy plants. Steve also worked as a Plant Manager and Continuous Improvement Manager for The Alan White Furniture Company.
“The additions will not only enhance our management depth, but bring a fresh set of eyes and ideas as we move forward with continuous improvement. Each one of them brings to International Bedding a wealth of bedding and business management experience,” said Daniel J. Hige, Sr. Vice President of Operations, International Bedding.
About International Bedding Corporation
With 2008 net sales in excess of $150 million, International Bedding is a top 10 U.S. manufacturer of quality sleep systems with six wholly owned manufacturing facilities across the country. The company is dedicated to exploring innovative and bold ideas while maintaining a steadfast commitment to utilizing only the highest quality raw materials. International Bedding designs, manufactures and distributes the finest sleep systems in the world from low cost velocity products to state of the art ultra premium collections. The company has built a reputation for manufacturing high quality, high value limited distribution brands such as Europa, Miralux, Origins, the IB Classic Collection, and AmericanPedic. Corporate headquarters are located at 1000 NW 65th Street, Suite 103, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309. Telephone (954) 491-1002. For more information on International Bedding or its sleep systems, visit www.ibcgroup.com. International Bedding and the International Bedding logo are trademarks of International Bedding.
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