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Patten Is Boyd East Coast Sales VP
July 23,
2013 by in Executive Changes, Industry
Patten, who’s based in Atlanta, will begin his new post on July 27 and will attend the upcoming Las Vegas Furniture Market, where Boyd shows in World Market Center-B901.
Reporting to company President Denny Boyd , he will be responsible for sales and sales development of St. Louis-based Boyd Specialty Sleep products--which include bedding and sleep accessories under the newly licensed Thomasville and Broyhill brands as well as Boyd’s Accent Furniture products--across 16 eastern states including eastern Pennsylvania.
“Robert has extensive experience in our industry and over the years has made many great contacts,” Boyd said. “He’ll be a valuable asset to our company and we look forward to his contributions.”
Before joining Boyd, Patten had served as senior vice president of sales since 2011 for Advanced Sleep Concepts, a regional producer and Englander licensee based in Rome, Ga.
From 2007 through 2010 he held executive sales positions with Natura World in Toronto and with the former Spring Air Company. Patten also worked in sales training for furniture retail giant Rooms to Go and before that spent 11 years with the Simmons Company, primarily as a national accounts director.
Boyd Specialty Sleep has earned more than 30 patents for its innovations and is strategically focused on the health and safety of consumers; and on the environmental impact of its products and processes.