Jacobs rises to head all Keeco sales, marketing

By Staff -- Home Textiles Today, 10/27/2003 12:00:00 AM

SAN FRANCISCO —

Jeff Jacobs, executive vp, sales and marketing for national accounts and mass merchants at Keeco LLC since February, has been given the added responsibilities of handling department and specialty stores, other upstairs retail accounts as well as managing the company's designer licenses, B. Smith, Tracy Porter and Jonathan Adler. He is currently in the process of relocating from Atlanta to San Francisco.

Vincent Tavani, former executive vp, sales and marketing in this capacity since spring 2001, is no longer with the company but will remain as a consultant.

According to Bill Tauscher, Keeco president and ceo, the company decided to streamline its sales approach by having a single person in charge of all sales functions. Prior to joining Keeco, Jacobs worked for Mohawk Home as vp, marketing and before that as vp, textile products and sourcing.