Rock Hill, S.C.-based Springs Creative Products Group has hired Jimmy Fleming as technical sales representative for the Specialty Products Group, a division that supplies fabrics, technologies and chemicals to the mattress market.
George Booth
The Specialty Products Group also has promoted Kenny Parrish to division vice president and George Booth to vice president of the Firegard brand.
Fleming has more than 20 years of experience in the textile industry, most recently with Tietex International. At Tietex, Fleming’s roles included product and marketing manager, as well as operations manager. In those positions, he was instrumental in product development, strategic planning and ac¬count management.
Jimmy Fleming
“Jimmy is a great addition to the Specialty Products Group,” said Scott Frisch, president of the division. “The knowledge of the mattress industry that he brings to Springs Creative will be key to our continued development of our products and goal to be a leader in innovation,”
Kenny Parrish
Parrish has more than 30 years of experience in the textile industry, having worked at Precision Textiles, The Bibb Co., Fieldcrest Cannon, Pillowtex, Dan River Inc. and Tietex. He has been with Springs Creative for three years.
Booth has been with Springs Creative for six years and previously was with Springs Global for nearly 20 years.
“With the promotions of Kenny and George, they will be key in leading the Specialty Products Group to develop new customers and products. Kenny’s vast textile experience has proven to be instrumental in developing new busi¬ness at Springs Creative over the past three years,” Frisch said. “With George being the driving force behind Firegard for seven years, we look forward to his continued success.”
