Kingsdown executive Frank Hood has been named president of the bedding maker’s Sleep to Live Institute, a sleep research center in Joplin, Mo.
Frank Hood
The Sleep to Live Institute studies the impact that environment, behavior and sleep equipment have on sleep quality. The 9,000–square–foot complex includes both engineering facilities and a sleep laboratory.
As president, Hood is responsible for leading the Sleep to Live Institute and its ongoing developments and advancements related to the study of sleep.
He also will collaborate with the Sleep and Wellness Board, a group of leading physicians and medical experts that specialize in sleep science.
Hood previously served as senior vice president and chief information officer for Kingsdown and its Sleep to Live division. In those roles, he was responsible for overseeing all domestic and international marketing and public relations functions, as well as implementing the company’s domestic and international information technology efforts.
Before joining the Mebane, N.C.–based bedding producer, he spent more than 20 years in senior–level IT posts for companies including Quiznos and Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corp.
