Glideaway Names Mike Stowe National Sales Manager

October 25, 2010  by in UnCategorized   

By Home Furnishings Business in Bedding on October 26, 2010

Full-line bedding vendor Glideaway Sleep Products has named bed-frame industry veteran Michael Stowe national sales manager.

Stowe oversees a recently expanded national sales force and will focus on growing St. Louis-based Glideaway's integrated mattress and sleep accessories product lines.

He takes over the post from Rick Snider, who is assuming a new leadership role in the company focusing on key accounts and product merchandising.

Stowe joined Glideaway from W. Silver in Texas, where as national sales manager he helped grow the steel mill's business in 38 states and Mexico, including supplying raw materials to Glideaway.

"We've always been impressed with Michael's knowledge of the bedding industry and believe he will be a strong addition to the Glideaway team," said Ron Fredman, Glideaway's executive vice president of sales. "He brings a unique perspective to the company as he is already familiar with the competitive landscape as well as Glideaway€™s executive team. This inside knowledge will offer Michael a great opportunity to expand his portfolio to include mattresses and increase sales in our two core businesses--steel and sleep products."

"I€™ve known Ron and Carmi Fredman since 2003 and have watched with great respect as Glideaway expanded from its roots in bed frames to broad based sleep products," Stowe said. "This company is known for providing customers high quality merchandise at cost effective prices. I am looking forward to working with a larger team and providing our customers with a more diverse suite of sleep products and solutions."

"As we continue to expand our business portfolio with many of the Top 100 retailers in the U.S. we needed a special team to address the added training, service and merchandising needs these customers require," Fredman added. "No one better understands how to meet and exceed these requirements than Rick."