7.25.14 | Grand Rapids, MI | American Seating is pleased to announce Kurt Hillary as its new vice president of operations and Allen Fox as vice president of engineering and product development.

Hillary is responsible for all manufacturing, manufacturing engineering, supply chain and quality functions. He comes to American Seating from X-Rite where he was director of operations. He additionally held positions in operations and plant management at Donnelly Corporation, Plastech and Yamaha Musical Products.

Fox is responsible for all engineering and product development at American Seating. He comes to the company from Knape & Vogt where he served as director of operations. He additionally held positions in manufacturing, distribution and product development at SoundOff Signal, Benteler Automotive and Gill Industries.

About American Seating
Since 1886, American Seating has set the benchmark for product design, durability and comfort. American Seating is committed to being an innovator of world-class seating solutions for architectural environments, including the Education, Entertainment, Contract and Government Contract markets. American Seating also serves as a leader in transportation seating, including City Service, Rail, Motorcoach and Demand-Response markets. American Seating is committed to environmental stewardship and sustainability. The company achieved Forest Stewardship Council™ (FSC) Chain of Custody certification in 2012. American Seating’s FSC trademark license code is FSC-C110979. Headquartered in Grand Rapids, Mich., U.S.A., American Seating employs a U.S.-based workforce. For more information, please visit www.americanseating.com.