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Kingsdown Names Hellyer President

By Home Furnishings Business in Bedding on November 8, 2010 Kingsdown Inc. has named industry veteran Bob Hellyer president.

Hellyer was with Simmons Co. for 11 years and was corporate president from 2001 to 2005. During his tenure, Hellyer oversaw construction and startup of two manufacturing facilities, and he also developed and implemented a new company culture featured by Harvard Business School.  The company was later recognized as one of Fortune magazine's Top 100 Companies to work for. Other roles at Simmons included corporate executive vice president of sales and marekting and vice president and general manager of a factory in Wisconsin.

Prior to his time at Simmons, Hellyer held positions within the Stearns and Foster division of Sealy. He has also served as vice-chairman of the International Sleep Products Association.

€œKingsdown is gaining a valued industry resource in Bob,€ said Eric Hinshaw, chairman and CEO of Kingsdown. €œHis leadership skills have proven he is uniquely qualified to lead this global company to the next level, and we are excited to welcome him aboard.€


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