Robert Stamper Joins Lexington as Senior Vice President of Marketing

July 17, 2007  by in UnCategorized   

By Home Furnishings Business in on July 2007 Robert Stamper has joined Lexington Home Brands, Thomasville, N.C., as senior vice president of marketing, a new position at the full-line vendor.

Stamper, whose 20-plus year career at Drexel Heritage included executive posts in sales, sales management, marketing, merchandising and advertising, reports to LHB President and Chief Executive Officer Phil Haney.

In his new post at Lexington, Stamper is responsible for marketing, merchandising, advertising, business development, Internet marketing, licensing and the management of the licensing process, as well as strategic planning and forecasting.

Stamper also will head a team to establish a revitalized, interactive new Web site for Lexington Home Brands that aims to attract consumers to the company’s portfolio of brands and products, as well as a retail source listing to guide them to Lexington dealers in their area.

“I am pleased to have someone of Robert Stamper’s caliber joining our team at Lexington Home Brands,” Haney said. “With his years of experience in the high-end arena, he knows this business better than most. Robert’s broad range of knowledge and his fresh perspective will be key to Lexington’s future plans and growth.”

Stamper said Lexington’s venerable brand is at an exciting point.

“There is an energy among the executive team at Lexington that is incredible to experience in this industry today,” he said. “I look forward to being a part of what I know will be a prosperous future for Lexington.”

Haney said Stamper will be the link among many operational arms at Lexington.

“Lexington’s recent introductions, including Trump Home, Palm Canyon and Nautica’s Harrison, have been hits with our retail partners, and we’ll top ourselves with the two new fall collections,” Haney said. “Robert is key to continuing that success and building upon it with our brand partners and our retail dealers.”

Lexington Home Brands is an affiliate of Boca Raton, Fla.-based Sun Capital Partners Inc.