Boulden to Retire from Sealy

March 6, 2007  by in UnCategorized   

By Home Furnishings Business in Bedding on March 2007 Al Boulden, senior vice president of sales for Sealy Corp., will retire effective March 30.

Boulden joined Sealy in December 1991 as Eastern regional vice president of sales, after a lengthy career at Frito-Lay. He moved from Philadelphia to Dallas in 1997 where he led central region sales, and was promoted to his current position in 2001.

“As a senior leader of our U.S.A. sales team, Al has helped guide and develop numerous Sealy managers and associates during his career,” said Larry Rogers, president North America. “He has helped grow our domestic bedding business from sales of $543 million the year he joined Sealy, to sales of $1.3 billion in 2006.”

Boulden said he believes in Sealy’s long-term outlook and remains a loyal supporter and shareholder of the company.

“To me, retiring means focusing on other areas of passion, which in my case will be family, church and community,” he said.