Comfort Solutions Names Sr. Vice President
July 27, 2010In his new position, Henning will concentrate on business development with major national and regional accounts and will be involved in marketing, merchandising and strategic planning as part of the company's executive team.
Henning reports to David Binke, executive vice president of sales for Comfort Solutions.
"Based on his extensive background, Chris brings to our company decades of valuable industry experience and leadership, as well as an excellent reputation for his accomplishments in marketing, merchandising, sales and strategy," said Dave Roberts, Comfort Solutions president. "As we strategically position Comfort Solutions for the long term, we know that Chris' outstanding record of success in the mattress business will play an integral role in our continued development and growth."
Most recently, Henning was president of North American sales for Kingsdown where he'd been since 2008. Prior to that, he spent five years at Tempur-Pedic where he joined the company in 2002 as vice president of sales for the western region. He was later promoted to president of Tempur-Pedic's retail division.
During his career, Henning was also senior vice president of sales and marketing for International Bedding Corp. from 1997 until 2002. He joined the industry in 1987 when he became a sales trainee at the Simmons Co. He left Simmons in 1997 as vice president of sales.



