As part of a companywide realignment, mattress industry components supplier Hickory Springs Mfg. Co. has promoted four executives in its foam division—Todd Councilman, David Duncan, Mike Holliday and Scott Williamson.
All four report to Buster Mann, senior vice president of foam operations for the Hickory, N.C.–based company.
Todd Councilman was named general manager of the Southeast region. He has sales and operational responsibility for the foam division’s Olympic products facilities in Americus, Ga.; Greensboro, N.C.; High Point, N.C.; Ocala, Fla.; and Pinetops, N.C. Councilman has worked for Hickory Springs for five years, serving most recently as commercial director for Olympic products.
David Duncan was named vice president of the Western foam division. He assumes overall sales and operational responsibility for the division’s facilities in Arlington, Texas; Commerce, Calif.; Fort Smith, Ark.; Owensboro, Ky.; Platteville, Wis.; and Portland, Ore. Duncan joined Hickory Springs in 1993 and has held positions including sales manager and operations manager for several foam manufacturing facilities. Most recently, he was national product manager for bedding foam.
Mike Holliday, a 12–year veteran of the company, has been promoted to vice president for the Mid–Eastern division. He previously was general manager of foam and fiber operations in Hickory. He will continue to have sales and operational responsibility for the Hickory operations and is now also responsible for three Tennessee–based foam operations—Cleveland, Morristown and Volunteer.
Scott Williamson has been promoted to general manager of the Mid–South region. He has sales and operations responsibility for the foam division’s Mississippi efforts. Previously, Williamson was area sales manager. He began his career at the company 18 years ago.
“These promotions are part of an aggressive campaign to make sure Hickory Springs and its foam division are in a position to pursue new growth and diversification,” Mann said.
Spring Air’s LeDoux gets new title
Boston–based mattress licensing group Spring Air International has promoted J.P. LeDoux from vice president of sales to senior vice president of sales. LeDoux joined the company in 2009 and reports to Spring Air President Rick Robinson.
“Over the past two years, J.P. has made significant contributions to our account base, which has been invaluable to our growth and success,” Robinson said. “He’s also forged a strong line of communications between Spring Air and its licensees and has served as an excellent resource for sales and training information to the field. His youth and energy have helped drive our business and establish a level of momentum that will serve the company extremely well in the years ahead.”
LeDoux’s responsibilities include overseeing the corporate sales team, recruiting national accounts, assisting licensees in development of regional accounts and supervising customer service functions and teams. He also is chairman of Spring Air’s Merchandising Committee.
Before joining Spring Air, LeDoux was an account manager for Tempur–Pedic and a sales trainer and account manager for Nature’s Rest, the privately held specialty sleep producer that was once part of Spring Air.
