Sleep shop chain Sleep Train has promoted a number of executives.
Leading the list is Rob Killgore, previously senior executive vice president, who has been appointed chief operations officer. He oversees strategic planning and daily operations for the Sacramento, Calif.–based company. Killgore started with Sleep Train 25 years ago as a driver.
The company also has named:
- Diane Hanratty as director of human resources
- Brett Thornton as director of training and development
- Mark Tseu as vice president of information technology
- Gina Davis as director of branding
- Hernani Alves as enterprise vice president of retail sales
- Matt Jessell as vice president of alternative channel sales
- Darin Edwards as director of operations training
- Mike Lavelle as enterprise vice president of strategic plan execution.
In addition, Sleep Train has made a number of regional promotions:
- Scott Higgins to regional vice president of Southern California sales
- Brian Fifield to regional vice president of Northern California sales
- Scott Murphy to regional vice president of California operations
- Mike Estes to regional vice president of Pacific Northwest sales
- Bob Young to regional vice president of Pacific Northwest operations.
“We are proud to announce that these new positions are being filled from our own pool of talented individuals,” said Dale Carlsen, Sleep Train chief executive officer. “As an employee–owned company, we strive to cultivate and expand our team’s professional skills through training, promotions and growth and are proud to reward those who have been instrumental in Sleep Train’s growth and success.”
