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November 9, 2009 - Officials at
Five Star Mattress and
Serta International
announced on November 2nd. that
Jim Nation has been named
President of Five Star Mattress
Company.
Nation is a thirty-plus year
veteran of the mattress industry
and previously held management
positions at Spring Air, Sealy
and Basset Bedding. Nation was
also a former Chairman of
ISPA.
“I am excited to lead Five Star
Mattress,” says Nation. “I see
a great opportunity to fulfill
the vision of a national,
value-price brand with big brand
quality and capabilities.”
About Five Star® Mattress
Five Star Mattress was launched
in January 2008 by AOT Holdings,
which is owned by Ares
Management and the Ontario
Teachers Pension Fund. Five
Star’s products are manufactured
exclusively by Serta®, which is
also part of the AOT Holdings
portfolio. The company’s goal is
grow its retail partners’
businesses by supplying
high-quality products at
exceptional values.
About Serta®
Serta is a bedding brand leader
and the manufacturer of the best
selling premium mattress in
America, The Serta Perfect
Sleeper®, the upscale Perfect
Day® collection and the elegant
Vera Wang by Serta® Collection.
As the leading provider of
mattresses to the hospitality
industry, Serta partners with
hotel groups such as Hilton
Hotels, Marriott,
Intercontinental Hotels Group,
Bellagio Hotel, Wyndham Hotels,
Omni Hotels, Choice Hotels,
Accor Hotels and many more.
Serta has 23 U.S. and four
Canadian manufacturing plants.
In addition, Serta is
distributed internationally in
60 other countries. With its
worldwide network, Serta is able
to respond quickly to customers’
needs while still preserving
strict control standards to
ensure the highest quality
products.
For more information, visit,
www.serta.com. |
