Frame and base supplier Mantua Mfg. Co. has rehired Jeff Wick to the newly created position of vice president of sales for the Eastern region. He is responsible for leading the regional sales team in the sale of bed frames and the launch of the Walton Hills, Ohio-based company’s Rize adjustable base.
Wick is a mattress industry veteran who spent five years with Mantua as vice president of national accounts from 2006 to 2011. Most recently, he was a regional vice president of sales for International Bedding Corp. Previously, he led a mattress industry consulting business. Prior to that, he spent 10 years in sales with Sealy, where he rose to vice president of national accounts. He began his career as a buyer for a major department store chain.
Wick is based in Greensboro, N.C., and reports to Neil Dwyer, Mantua executive vice president of sales and marketing.
“We are pleased to have Jeff join our executive staff at a very exciting time for Mantua,” Dwyer said. “We are experiencing a great deal of growth, due in large part to the Rize adjustable bed program. Jeff’s wide range of experience in the mattress industry and his past experience with Mantua make this a natural choice.”