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Rod Ganiard Joins Exemplis As Executive Vice President
3.29.10 | Cypress, CA | Exemplis Corporation announced today that Rod Ganiard has joined the company as Executive Vice President in a new position responsible for business development reporting directly to Paul DeVries, Chief Executive Officer.
Ganiard brings a wealth of leadership experience as a senior executive in the contract furniture industry. He most recently served as President of Krueger International (KI) a leading contract furniture manufacturer. Prior to joining KI, he served as Vice President of Sales with The HON Company where he spent over 15 years. In both positions Ganiard established a successful track record in delivering accelerated revenue growth, developing alternative distribution channels, penetrating new markets, and building effective and sustainable sales organizations.
“I am delighted to have Rod Ganiard join our team to help us with our mandate to drive the growth strategies that will take us to the next level,” said Paul DeVries. “He brings an outstanding background to Exemplis and a proven track record in achieving growth, focusing on customers, and building market share in a variety of markets and distribution channels. He has a deep understanding of the office furniture business and we believe he will make a tremendous contribution to our leadership team.”
“I am very excited about the opportunity to help Exemplis grow,” said Ganiard. “Exemplis has a solid record of profitable growth, a market-differentiated business model, a strong core brand in SitOnIt, a customer-driven business development mantra, and a performance-driven culture that really impress me. The company has an exciting vision and an aggressive growth agenda that I’m eager to contribute to.”
About Exemplis
Exemplis Corporation is a leading designer and manufacturer of office seating products for corporate, government, education, healthcare and hospitality markets across North America. The company provides a broad range of task, executive, conference, side, visitor and lounge seating solutions that are distributed through independent contract office furniture dealers under the SitOnIt Seating® and IDEON™ brands. The company’s build-to-order business model has enabled it to deliver a unique value proposition to customers focused on delivering highly customized, high-quality products to its customers quickly and affordably. The company is headquartered in Cypress, CA.
www.exemplis.com
Ganiard brings a wealth of leadership experience as a senior executive in the contract furniture industry. He most recently served as President of Krueger International (KI) a leading contract furniture manufacturer. Prior to joining KI, he served as Vice President of Sales with The HON Company where he spent over 15 years. In both positions Ganiard established a successful track record in delivering accelerated revenue growth, developing alternative distribution channels, penetrating new markets, and building effective and sustainable sales organizations.
“I am delighted to have Rod Ganiard join our team to help us with our mandate to drive the growth strategies that will take us to the next level,” said Paul DeVries. “He brings an outstanding background to Exemplis and a proven track record in achieving growth, focusing on customers, and building market share in a variety of markets and distribution channels. He has a deep understanding of the office furniture business and we believe he will make a tremendous contribution to our leadership team.”
“I am very excited about the opportunity to help Exemplis grow,” said Ganiard. “Exemplis has a solid record of profitable growth, a market-differentiated business model, a strong core brand in SitOnIt, a customer-driven business development mantra, and a performance-driven culture that really impress me. The company has an exciting vision and an aggressive growth agenda that I’m eager to contribute to.”
About Exemplis
Exemplis Corporation is a leading designer and manufacturer of office seating products for corporate, government, education, healthcare and hospitality markets across North America. The company provides a broad range of task, executive, conference, side, visitor and lounge seating solutions that are distributed through independent contract office furniture dealers under the SitOnIt Seating® and IDEON™ brands. The company’s build-to-order business model has enabled it to deliver a unique value proposition to customers focused on delivering highly customized, high-quality products to its customers quickly and affordably. The company is headquartered in Cypress, CA.
www.exemplis.com
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