Capel Hires Stoutnar

By Staff -- Home Textiles Today, 10/1/2007 12:00:00 AM

Troy, N.C. —

Family-owned and operated rug company Capel Inc. has hired Colleen Stoutnar as its new marketing coordinator, managing national efforts for the Capel brand.

She brings more than 15 years of sales and marketing experience, most recently as the regional sales and marketing coordinator for Starwood Properties in Chicago and the Greater Midwest.

Charles "Bud" Young, vp, marketing, to whom Stoutnar will report, said, "Her expertise and enthusiasm will bring Capel's marketing to a new level in our industry."

Stoutnar previously handled public relations and special events for the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation in Chicago. In 2003, she launched her own high-end faux finishing business, Artistic Faux and Design, in Florida.; she remains a principal holder.