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Telleysh Joins Lexington Home Brands as Upholstery VP
May 19,
2010 by in UnCategorized 
By Home Furnishings Business in Executive Changes on May 20, 2010
Industry veteran Jim Telleysh has been named vice president and general manager of upholstery operations for Lexington Home Brands.
In his role, Telleysh is responsible for all aspects of the companys upholstery business. Telleysh reports to Phil Haney, president and CEO of Lexington Home Brands.
With 15 years experience in managing upholstery operations, leading successful sales organizations, and developing both dealer and supplier partnerships, we are delighted to have an individual of Jims caliber as a part of our executive team, Haney said. His dynamic leadership style and broad understanding of the business will be great assets as we capitalize on the dramatic increases we have experienced in our upholstery business over the last 18 months.
Telleysh was most recently vice president of sales at Archetype Furniture. Prior to that, he held executive management positions at Southern Furniture and Clayton Marcus.
Over the last two years, I have watched with considerable interest the transformation that has taken place at Lexington Home Brands, Telleysh said. Their passion for product development, innovative marketing and great showroom presentation has placed them in the forefront of lifestyle design. The opportunity to join a talented and proven management team in continuing to grow one of the most powerful brands in the industry was a real honor. I couldnt be more excited.
Telleysh will be based out of the Lexington upholstery operations center in Hildebran, N.C.
Privately held Lexington Home Brands is an affiliate of Boca Raton, Fla.-based Sun Capital Partners.
The companys product line encompasses a range of medium to upper-end case goods and upholstered furniture, with brand names that include Lexington, Tommy Bahama Home, Trump Home, Palmer Home and Bob Timberlake.