Cone Jacquards adjusts sales, design team

Staff -- Home Textiles Today, 7/21/2003 12:00:00 AM

CLIFFSIDE, NC —

Cone Jacquards has made a number of personnel additions and changes as part of its strengthening of its business under Larry Wright, the division's general manager.

Laura Peffall Williams, who was a designer for the company, has been promoted to sales manager for the top of bed business.

Saul Leibow, who represented Mastercraft on the West Coast. has joined the company as sales manager for the Pacific Northwest.

Natalie Underdown, formerly in sales for Home Fabrics, now is sales manager for Cone Jacquards. David Petrusch who was with Richloom, now is responsible for off-shore sourcing.

Debra Richie, who has been with the company, is now sales manager for the furniture market.

Fay McFetridge has been named design director. She had been with Cone Jacquards and later joined Valdese.

Don Eng, who retired from Home Fabrics, has joined the company in merchandising and marketing activities.

"This is a group of very talented people who know product. Our goal is to build a company that is product driven," Wright stated.