ECRU, Miss., Dec. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- American Furniture
Manufacturing, Inc. ("AFM" or the "Company") announced today it has
named Randy Spak as Vice President
of Sales, effective immediately. In his new role, Mr. Spak will be
responsible for the execution of the Company's sales and marketing
strategy, expanding penetration levels among new and existing
accounts.
"Randy is uniquely qualified to serve as AFM's new Vice
President of Sales based on his vast experience in the furniture
industry," said Al Wiygul, Chief
Executive Officer (CEO) of American Furniture. "Over the past 30
years, he has established an impressive track record in sales
leadership, building extensive industry relationships that will add
significant value over the long term as we welcome Randy to the AFM
family. This appointment is consistent with our focus on pursuing
strategic growth opportunities in a challenging market environment
while maintaining our commitment to delivering quality products
that are made in America and providing superior customer
service."
Mr. Spak has approximately 30 years of senior management
experience in the furniture industry. Previously, he served as Key
Accounts and Regional Manager at Albany Industries, a furniture
manufacturer based in Mississippi,
where he developed major accounts and consistently met or exceeded
sales goals. From 2008 to 2010, he was President and CEO of
China-based Cozzia LLC, one of the
world's largest producers of massage products. Mr. Spak also served
more than 25 years at Lane Furniture Industries, where he was
promoted to President and CEO in 2004.
"I am pleased to join AFM," said Mr. Spak. "The Company's
leadership position in the promotional furniture niche provides an
exciting opportunity to leverage my in-depth experience within the
furniture industry. I look forward to working closely with
management and driving future sales growth."
Mr. Spak, 58, received a BS in Business Administration from
Youngstown State University.
About American Furniture Manufacturing
Founded in 1998
and headquartered in Ecru,
Mississippi, American Furniture is a leading U.S.
manufacturer of upholstered furniture with an exclusive focus on
the promotional segment of the furniture industry. The Company
offers a broad product line of stationary and motion furniture,
including sofas, loveseats, sectionals, recliners and complementary
product, and is able to ship any product in its line within 48
hours of receiving an order. For more information, please visit the
Company's website at www.americanfurn.net.
American Furniture is a subsidiary of Compass Diversified
Holdings (NYSE: CODI), an owner of leading middle market
businesses. For more information on CODI, please visit
www.compassdiversifiedholdings.com.
This press release may contain certain forward-looking
statements, including statements with regard to the future
performance of the Company. Words such as "believes," "expects,"
"projects," and "future" or similar expressions, are intended to
identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking
statements are subject to the inherent uncertainties in predicting
future results and conditions. Certain factors could cause actual
results to differ materially from those projected in these
forward-looking statements, and some of these factors are
enumerated in the risk factor discussion in the Form 10-K filed by
CODI with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the year ended
December 31, 2011 and other filings
with the Securities and Exchange Commission. CODI undertakes no
obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future events
or otherwise.
SOURCE American Furniture Manufacturing, Inc.