Four Hands Names Kearns EVP, COO

January 2, 2011  by in UnCategorized   

By Home Furnishings Business in Executive Changes on January 3, 2011

Lifestyle home furnishings vendor Four Hands has promoted Jerome Kearns to executive vice president and chief operating officer.

In his expanded role, Kearns' primary responsibility is spearheading efforts to streamline the product development cycle, warehouse and logistics operations and daily operations of the company.

Kearns continues to report to Matthew Briggs, president and CEO of Four Hands. As part of his change in responsibilities, Kearns will hand over leadership of the sales force to Chris Miller, who joined the company in 2010.

"Since Jerome joined Four Hands two years ago, he has not only added value to every aspect of the company but has truly established himself as a natural leader who exemplifies our companies core values," Briggs said. "He has immersed himself in the business and has become an invaluable asset in helping guide the direction and strategy of level within the company our organization."

Kearns joined Austin, Texas-based Four Hands as chief operating officer in 2008 from Motion Computing, where he was senior vice president of global operations.