Top 10 bedding maker Kingsdown has hired industry veteran Kevin Damewood as senior vice president of U.S. sales, a new position for the Mebane, N.C.–based company.
Damewood is responsible for overseeing domestic sales, including strategic sales initiatives to grow market share for the bedding producer.
“Kevin is respected and revered in the bedding industry for his proficiency in building novel and successful strategic sales platforms,” said Eric Hinshaw, Kingsdown chairman and chief executive officer. “We are excited to add him to our experienced leadership team and have him direct such an important division within Kingsdown.”
Damewood, who has more than 25 years of industry experience, has held sales and management positions at Sealy and at Simmons Bedding Co., where he served as senior vice president of sales and established a new strategy credited with increasing the company’s sales and profitability.
“I am thrilled to be part of Kingsdown,” Damewood said. “Eric and his talented team have built a legacy of being innovators and producing top–quality products and delivering first–rate service. Kingsdown possesses key elements, which have led them to be a leader in this industry.”
