Steele to Direct Jamison Sales

October 4, 2011  by in UnCategorized   

By Home Furnishings Business in Bedding on October 5, 2011

Mattress manufacturer Jamison Bedding has promoted John Steele to director of sales, a new position.

Steele, a 10-year veteran with the Brentwood, Tenn., company, will concentrate on building and supporting current Jamison business, expanding into new markets and directing field sales operations in the southeast. He also is responsible for implementing strategies that support the company's newly established brand direction, "We Make Sleep Different."
  
Steele reports to Ken Hinman, senior vice president of sales and marketing, who said the promotion is based on Steele's industry knowledge, longtime experience at Jamison and his energy and passion.

"Our business is growing and we're focused on a number of new objectives," Hinman noted. "This is an opportune time for someone with John€™s expertise to provide additional support to our sales team."

Based in Nashville, Steele joined Jamison in 2001 as a sales manager in Tennessee and northern Georgia. Before that he spent 15 years with Rhodes Furniture as a regional sales manager in Tennessee, Kentucky, Georgia and Alabama.

With Steele in place, Hinman said he will direct his own efforts toward developing and growing the company's newly licensed Spring Air brand in Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky, and will concentrate on advancing the company's substantial hotel and resort business.

Jamison Bedding operates two mattress factories in Gallatin, Tenn., and Albany, Ga., serving more than 400 retailers in the southeast U.S. and major hotels and resorts worldwide.