MIKE
DUNN TO ASSUME LEADERSHIP ROLE AT VECTA
A message from
Mike Love, president, Steelcase Design Partnership:
“To help provide our customers with a better experience in meeting,
learning and teaming environments, I’ve asked Mike Dunn, president
of PolyVision, to also take on the leadership of Vecta,” stated
Mike Love, President of the Steelcase Design Partnership.
Although these will remain two separate companies, Dunn’s dual
role will make it easier to leverage each organization’s strengths
to produce integrated solutions. In other words, it helps Steelcase Inc.
bring together the wall plan and the floor plan: PolyVision brings expertise
in visual communications, while Vecta has a strong market presence in
conference seating and tables.
Bringing two companies under one president doesn’t automatically
deliver an improved customer experience. The power of this integration
will come from changing the way products are conceived and developed.
Experts from Vecta and PolyVision will work together to research, formulate
and bring to market solutions that transform the experiences taking place
in meeting and training rooms. These solutions will address the needs
of corporate, higher education, health care and government customers.
“Mike has been an innovative and visionary leader at PolyVision
and I’m confident in his ability to handle this larger role,” Love
stated. “He will rely on the very capable management teams already
in place at the two companies. Mike Zubor, currently vice president of
Sales for Vecta, will also take on the title of general manager and will
be the ‘officer on deck’ for day to day issues.”
About PolyVision Corporation, a Steelcase Company
PolyVision Corporation enhances the way people learn, work, and communicate
visually through a broad portfolio of products. Since 1954, PolyVision has
focused on creating products and services that inspire users to be more productive,
effective, and creative when collaborating and communicating visually. Whether
it is developing the world’s number one selling P3ceramicsteel™ surface,
or creating the industry’s first walk-up-and-use interactive whiteboard,
PolyVision has an unparalleled track record of new breakthroughs in the visual
communication market. For more information, visit www.polyvision.com.
About Vecta
Vecta is accomplished in designing and manufacturing products for the
information-based business environment. They design for people who value
knowledge and learning in the workplace. Vecta was founded in 1959 with
a desire to infuse the concept of industrial elegance into furnishings
for the business environment. Their distinctive design philosophy was
initially applied to a series of products for executive spaces and high-image
areas-including seating, tables, and wood casegoods.
About Steelcase Inc.
Steelcase Inc., a Fortune 500 company, helps individuals and organizations
around the world to work more effectively by providing knowledge, products
and services that enable customers and their consultants to create work environments
that integrate architecture, furniture and technology. Founded in 1912 and
headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the company has led the global office
furniture industry in sales every year since 1974. Its product portfolio
includes furniture systems, seating, lighting, storage, architectural and
technology products, and related products and services. Steelcase Inc. and
its subsidiaries have dealers in more than 900 locations, 50 manufacturing
facilities in over 40 locations, and approximately 16,000 employees around
the world. The company's Class A Common Stock trades on the NYSE under the
symbol SCS. For more information, visit www.steelcase.com. |
