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John Allen, William M. Bird veteran, announces retirement  

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Bird announced the retirement of John Allen, vice president of sales, effective Dec. Bird in 1997 as a builder sales manager, before being promoted to sales manager of the South Region and product director in 2005. He was ultimately named vice president of sales in 2013. Allen began his career with William M.

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Pat Oakley named president of Mullican Flooring

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A veteran of the hardwood flooring industry for more than 25 years, Oakley joined the company, based here, in 2000 as a regional sales manager. He was promoted to national sales manager in 2005.

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Exclusive: One on one with ‘Mr.’ Shaw

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Last year EF had a record year in terms of sales. million houses in 2005. If you’re Shaw Industries, spending a billion dollars when you were nylon to put it into polyester and then your sales are going to go down after you do that—well, that’s a hard sell to Warren Buffet. You wanted your standard of living.

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May Employee Milestones

The Pulse: Ardex Americas

Jorge started his career with ARDEX in 2005 as a Manufacturer’s Representative in Mexico. In 2008 ARDEX expanded the scope of the Mexican business, and Jorge was promoted into a Sales Manager position. Jorge moved quickly to hire and develop new salespeople in Monterrey, Mexico City, Guadalajara and Tijuana. May 30, 2015 marks Eric P.

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March Service Anniversaries- Congrats Tracy and Seth!

The Pulse: Ardex Americas

Seth started as a Sales Professional in Tampa, Florida in 1991, and then transitioned into Technical Services in 1992. Seth served as a Technical Service consultant for 13 years, becoming Manager of Technical Services in March of 2005. March 1, 2016 marks Seth Pevarnik’s 25 year anniversary with ARDEX Americas.

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Looking back: Don Finkell

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I said, “If you really want to increase production, let me put in the part that we’re grading out because it doesn’t meet your standards.” It was some- thing the sales associate could tell people. At Surfaces 2005, we put a booth together called “Anderson Brings You the World.” They asked me to come to San.