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Pair Names Allen Chief Adviser to Board
July 11,
2016 by in Executive Changes, Industry 
Computer vision applications company, Pair, Inc., has appointed home furnishings industry veteran, E. Michael Allen to its board of advisors.
Allen will serve as chief adviser to Pair executives and its Board of Directors. His appointment was effective June 1, 2016.
“Mike brings a wealth of proven business and technology leadership experience that is critical for us as we focus on our customer needs,” said Andrew Kemendo, CEO of Pair. “We are thrilled that Mike is now joining Pair’s board and have already been able to align ourselves with industry practices.”
“I am honored to serve on the board of a company that is really improving how consumers and retailers engage, and is rapidly changing consumer behavior,” Allen said. “I look forward to working together with the Pair board and management team to grow the market and accelerate our user base expansion.”
Allen has served as Executive Vice President-home furnishings of Brandsource since July 2007 and has been with the buying group since 1996. Prior to that, he was with the National Home Furnishings Association as Executive Director of its Northwest affiliate.