SOLON, OH, MAY 12, 2025 — Global flooring manufacturer Tarkett announced a new addition to its North America leadership team this month, welcoming Michael Mathews as senior vice president of commercial strategy. In this role, he will lead Tarkett’s segment, product, innovation, design and sustainability teams.

“Michael is an experienced leader with a proven track record of building brands and companies through end-to-end strategy and execution,” said Winn Everhart, president and CEO of Tarkett North America (TNA). “We are excited to have him bring his expertise and transformative approach to TNA.”

Mathews has more than two decades of experience leading global consumer brands, including Coca-Cola and Kimberly-Clark, and holds a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology.

At Coca-Cola, he led the U.S. commercial leadership team, developing and executing growth strategies for Coca-Cola brands. This included go-to-market approaches, channel/segment and revenue growth management strategies, shopper and customer marketing, operational marketing and capability development.

Leading global sales and marketing excellence at Kimberly-Clark, he was responsible for accelerating new digital and data capabilities that supported the company’s business strategy, operations and performance.

“Tarkett has been showcasing commendable growth recently and is leading the industry on many fronts,” Mathews said. “I look forward to working with this talented team to continue innovating and pushing the industry forward."

About Tarkett
With a 140-year history, Tarkett is a worldwide leader in innovative and durable flooring and sports surface solutions, generating net sales of 3.3 billion euros in 2024. The Group has close to 12,000 employees, 24 R&D centres, 8 recycling centres, and 35 production sites. Tarkett designs and manufactures solutions for hospitals, schools, housing, hotels, offices, shops, and sports fields, serving customers in more than 100 countries. To build “The Way to Better Floors”, the Group is committed to the circular economy and sustainable development, in line with its Tarkett Human-Conscious Design® approach. Tarkett is listed on the Euronext-regulated market (compartment B, ISIN: FR0004188670, ticker: TKTT). www.tarkett-group.com

Every Step Matters
For years, Tarkett has raised the sustainability standards of the flooring industry. The company designs floors with transparency you can trust as it creates healthy impacts on indoor spaces and protects our air, water, soil, and every living thing. Tarkett’s ReStart® take-back and recycling program will either repurpose or recycle every type of flooring from any manufacturer. Its near-term science-based carbon emissions reduction targets have been validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) and are fully aligned with the Paris Climate Agreement objective to limit global warming by 1.5 degrees Celsius. For more information, visit commercial.tarkett.com/sustainability.