PEARL RIVER, N.Y.—Marv Hopkins, president and CEO of Hunter Douglas North America, a leading manufacturer and marketer of custom window fashions in the U.S. and Canada, announced the promotion of Ron Kass to president and COO, effective January 1, 2014. Kass will continue to report directly to Hopkins, who is being promoted to chairman in addition to his ongoing role as CEO.
“Hunter Douglas and I are most fortunate, indeed, to have an individual of Ron’s high caliber and outstanding record of performance to take on this new and larger leadership role for our great company,” said Hopkins. “I have no doubt he will help lead Hunter Douglas to even higher levels of excellence in the months and years ahead.”
Kass, who first joined Hunter Douglas in 2005, currently serves as president of both the Hunter Douglas Design Products Group and the Independent Fabricator Group of companies and as executive vice president of Marketing, where he guides and directs all brand marketing, advertising and communications for the company.
Brings Record of Success to Company
“It is noteworthy that each of these important organizations has, under Kass’s intelligent and inspired leadership over the past several years, significantly improved its overall performance and results,” Hopkins said.
In addition to his day-to-day responsibilities as COO, Kass will work closely with Hopkins and his corporate staff, together with key Hunter Douglas managers and their organizations, to identify opportunities, establish objectives and develop effective plans and strategies to achieve the near and longer term goals of the company.
Kass came to Hunter Douglas after serving as president and CEO of The Robert Allen Group, a leading U.S. fabrics company in home furnishings, where he was successful in leading that organization to the top of its industry in customer service and financial performance. Prior to Robert Allen, he worked for 13 years at Knoll, a world leader in office and residential furnishings, and held key management positions, including vice president of product management, senior vice president of marketing and president of Knoll Europe.
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