Kingswood Names New Sr. VP of U.S. Sales

July 28, 2010  by in UnCategorized   

By Home Furnishings Business in Bedding on July 29, 2010 Kevin Damewood has been named senior vice president of U.S. sales for bedding supplier Kingsdown.

Damewood is responsible for domestic sales, including leading strategic sales initiatives in an effort to grow Kingsdown's market share and secure new accounts. Damewood assumes the responsibilities left vacant when Chris Henning, former president of North America sales for Kingswood, left to join Comfort Solutions earlier this year.
 
"Kevin is respected and revered in the bedding industry for his proficiency in building novel and successful strategic sales platforms," said Eric Hinshaw, chairman and CEO of Kingsdown. "We are excited to add him to our experienced leadership team and have him direct such an important division within Kingsdown."
 
With more than 25 years industry experience, Damewood has held sales and management positions at Sealy Corp. and Simmons Bedding Co. A graduate of the University of Massachusetts, he was senior vice president of sales for Simmons and established a new sales team and strategic sales direction that helped increase the company€™s sales and profitability. 
 
€œI am thrilled to be part of Kingsdown," Damewood said. "Eric and his talented team have built a legacy of being innovators and producing top quality products and delivering first-rate service. Kingsdown possesses the key elements which have led them to be a leader in this industry and are important to the bedding retailer, and, most importantly, the retail consumer. Kingsdown feels like home to me."