Minneapolis—Chris Killingstad has been named president and CEO of floor-cleaning equipment manufacturer Tennant Co. The young executive recently took over leadership of the Golden Valley-based manufacturer, succeeding Janet Dolan in the job. He also joined the company’s board... more

Bloomfield, N.J.—Thomas Gunuskey has been named vice president of sales for Imagine Tile, a manufacturer of ceramic tiles using high resolution imagery technology... more

Manchester, N.H.—CCA Global Partners has appointed Krista Eliason president of the International Design Guild (IDG). Eliason will also be responsible for 100 Guild showrooms, which cater to the luxury segment of the floor covering industry.

Previously, Eliason served as vice president of IDG... more

Clarksville, Tenn.—Mike Rohnert has been appointed to the position of president of Florim USA. Rohnert joined the company in August 2004 as vice president of sales and marketing. He replaces outgoing president Mirco Migliari, who recently left the company to pursue other opportunities... more

Clinton, S.C.—Industry veteran Mike Beavers has joined Anderson Hardwood Floors as senior vice president of marketing and merchandising, reporting to Anderson COO Jeff Sills... more

Hicksville, N.Y.—Floor Covering News has announced that Steven Feldman has joined the publication as executive editor/associate publisher. In a related move, Matthew Spieler has been promoted to senior executive editor. Both are newly created positions... more

RIVERSIDE, CA, December 16, 2005—Neal Cooper has been appointed Director of Merchandising and Promotion for Unique Carpets, Ltd.—a rapidly growing manufacturer and importer of high-end floorcoverings... more

Braås, Sweden—Rappgo AB, the producer of Mörkaskog wide plank hardwood flooring, has appointed SwedishFlooring.com as its new importer and distributor for the U.S. market... more

Danville, Va.—Columbia Flooring announced it acquired Malaysia Wood Industries (MWI), an engineered hardwood manufacturing business which has two plants in Sungai Petani, Malaysia, and sales offices in the U.S., Europe and Far East... more

Mohawk Industries, Inc. (NYSE:MHK) today announced the appointment of William C. ("Chris") Wellborn to be its Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Wellborn has held the position President of Dal-Tile Inc, more