Suzette Lapierre has been named vice president of national accounts for the
Sleep to Live, division of
Kingsdown.
Lapierre’s promotion comes five months after her appointment as national account manager Northeast for Sleep to Live. Since June, she has grown sales, supervised large national accounts and provided strategic direction to the company. As vice president of national accounts, Lapierre will manage the national accounts sales team, as well as other merchandising and sales efforts related to the promotion of Sleep to Live throughout the continental U.S.
A respected veteran in the mattress industry, Lapierre began her career 15 years ago working with specialty-bedding retailer
Mattress Firm as a sales manager and trainer. She later worked at
Sealy as a territory sales representative before moving to
Simmons as regional vice president of sales. Shortly after, she was hired by
Tempur-Pedic as national account manager. Lapierre joined Sleep to Live in 2008.
“Suzette has excelled as national account manager for the Northeast region and her promotion to vice president of national accounts is a direct result of her strategic leadership and unique expertise,” said Kevin Damewood, senior vice president of U.S. sales for Sleep to Live and Kingsdown Inc. “As one of the company’s rising stars, Suzette gets the job done and remains a valued member of the Sleep to Live executive team.”
