Feizy Rugs Taps Michael Ackelbein to Lead Sales

Furniture World News Desk on 3/30/2015

Feizy Rugs®, a leader in rug manufacturing, announced the hiring of a new Vice President of Sales, Michael Ackelbein.

Ackelbein is a seasoned veteran of the contract furniture industry who in his nearly thirty-year career has held many executive level roles in Sales. His most recent role was as Executive Vice President at Corporate Source based in Dallas.

“We are excited and privileged to have Michael join our expanding team here at Feizy,” said Cameron Feizy, Senior Vice President. “With our partnerships with furniture retailers and designers across the U.S. flourishing, Michael comes at a perfect time to guide Feizy on its upward trajectory.”

Ackelbein has worked for several furniture manufacturers during his career, providing leadership and growth at Inscape, Inside Source and Insource as well as founding his own company – Access Contract Furniture based out of San Francisco. As Vice President of Sales for Feizy, Ackelbein will be responsible for leading the North and South American Sales Teams and providing strategic direction for the growth of Feizy’s robust designer partner and retailer networks.

“Feizy has proven itself in the industry as a fashion forward player with a strong foundation built on a tradition of quality manufacturing,” said Ackelbein. “The company is constantly pushing the envelope in setting the bar for excellence – what they do is a powerful driver for change in the rug manufacturing space and I am thrilled to be a part of it.”

About Feizy Rugs:  Feizy Rugs is one of the country’s largest manufacturers of fine hand knotted, hand tufted and fashion-forward machine made rugs. Following a family tradition of four generations, Feizy Rugs has been bringing beauty to room designs and building on the foundation of exceptional quality standards established by company founder and CEO John Feizy in 1973. With headquarters in Dallas, Texas, Feizy Rugs is a five-time ARTS Award winner and the first and only Oriental rug manufacturer to have been inducted into the Accessories Resource Team’s ARTS Awards Hall of Fame. For more information visit Feizy.com.