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February 24, 2010 -
Mattress Firm, Inc., one
of the nation’s leading
specialty bedding retailers,
today announced a number of key
changes within the company’s
corporate headquarters team to
support its strategic growth
plans. The changes are a
critical step in the company’s
“Growth by Design” strategic
plan that calls for aggressive
expansion in 2010 and beyond.
“We are on the cusp of an
exciting time at Mattress Firm.
These changes are the result of
giving careful consideration to
the proper infrastructure needed
to best position us for growth
as we emerge from the economic
downturn that’s impacted the
industry and look optimistically
to the growth opportunities
before us,” said Mattress Firm
CEO, Steve Stagner. “We learned
a lot from the manner in which
we managed the business through
the recent downturn and believe
we’ve emerged from that period
stronger than ever before. The
changes we’ve made with our team
were strategically planned as
part of our Growth by Design
strategy to ensure proper
internal alignment as we strive
to improve the results of the
organization by building a
results-oriented brand,
developing a high-performance
culture and creating sustainable
and profitable growth.”
Mattress Firm’s Growth by Design
strategy includes aggressive
store growth in both corporate
and franchise locations over the
next 2-3 years. The company also
plans to expand its ecommerce
business and create a truly
differentiated brand. In
addition to the changes at the
corporate office, the company
also anticipates hiring hundreds
of more people company-wide to
support the projected growth.
Furthermore, Mattress Firm will
continue to enhance what is
already recognized as one of the
most comprehensive training
programs in the industry.
Recent promotion announcement
include:
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Craig McAndrews: Vice
President of Merchandising.
Previously East Regional
Sales Manager
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Dave Brummett: Vice
President of Product
Development. Previously Vice
President of Merchandising
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Stephen Leggiero: Vice
President of Branding.
Previously Regional Vice
President, Central Texas
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Ken
Murphy: Regional Sales
Vice President, Gulf Region.
Previously Vice President of
Multi-Channel Sales
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Sam
Woods: Regional Sales
Vice President, Southwest
Region. Previously Southeast
Regional Sales Manager
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Jason Starr: Regional
Sales Vice President,
Central Region. Previously
Central Regional Sales
Manager
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Mike Cannizzaro:
Regional Operations Vice
President, North Region.
Previously North Regional
Operations Manager
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Justin Cassell: Regional
Operations Vice President,
West Region. Previously West
Regional Operations Manager
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Chris Maloy: Regional
Operations Vice President,
Southwest Region. Previously
Southwest Regional
Operations Manager
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Matt Forbes: Director of
Sales and Field Operations.
Previously Southwest
Regional Sales Manager
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Scott Davis: Regional
Sales Director. Previously
Houston-South District
Manager
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Jody Putnam: Regional
Sales Director. Previously
Dallas-North District
Manager
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Mike Putzke: Regional
Sales Director. Previously
Atlanta-West District
Manager
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Cory Ludens: Director of
Learning and Development.
Previously Leadership
Development Manager
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Kathryn Siegling:
Director of Advertising.
Previously Marketing
Communications Manager
“Along with attracting
world-class talent from outside
the company, one of my top
priorities is growing Mattress
Firm’s existing leadership,”
said Stagner. “Each one of these
individuals has played a
critical role in our success to
date and will play an even more
important role as we move
forward and they take on
increased leadership
responsibilities to meet the
demands of the growth phase that
lies ahead.”
About Mattress Firm
Houston-based Mattress Firm is
one of the nation’s premier
specialty bedding retailers,
offering a broad selection of
both traditional and specialty
mattresses from leading
manufacturers, including
Tempur-Pedic, Sealy, Simmons,
Stearns & Foster, Sleep to Live
and Serta. Founded in 1986,
Mattress Firm’s purpose is to
improve lives one night at a
time. With more than 525 stores
across 22 states, Mattress Firm
offers consumers the benefit of
highly trained, knowledgeable
sales professionals, a broad
product offering and competitive
prices in an attractive and
comfortable store environment.
For more information, visit
www.mattressfirm.com. |
