Ron Bruneau Rejoins King Koil » BedTimes Journal
Trade veteran Ron Bruneau has rejoined Avondale, Arizona-based mattress producer and licensing group King Koil as senior vice chairman of operations. He replaces Don Pflug, who left the corporate earlier this yr.
Based on a information launch, Bruneau oversaw the implementation of the corporate’s home manufacturing technique throughout its transfer to Arizona. He took a four-year hiatus to turn into chief working officer of Kickstart Motorsports, the place he remodeled and scaled start-up operations, optimizing manufacturing and distribution for the automotive components and equipment enterprise.
Bruneau has greater than twenty years of expertise within the mattress trade. He beforehand served as chief working officer of E.S. Kluft & Co. for seven years and was recruited by the founder to steer the corporate by means of a serious operational turnaround and put together it on the market. Bruneau additionally spent 13 years at Talalay World, the place he directed large-scale operational enhancements as senior director and common supervisor.
“Ron and I’ve had a really lengthy, profitable relationship through the years, having labored collectively twice earlier than,” mentioned David Binke, CEO of King Koil. “He’s a real skilled, a results-oriented government with intensive expertise main multi-site manufacturing operations and scaling companies.”
Based on Binke, along with being an skilled in provide chain optimization and stock administration, “Bruneau is targeted on all the fitting issues and will get a variety of respect from the individuals who report back to him.’
Bruneau mentioned returning to steer operations at King Koil “is like coming house to a household, with an government group that I’ve had relationships with for at the least 15 years in numerous roles, from vendor to buyer. And, I’m coming house to a spot the place I do know I could make an influence in effectivity and development, whereas underpinning King Koil’s popularity for superior high quality.”
Bruneau holds a Bachelor of Science diploma in mechanical engineering from Kettering College in Flint, Michigan, and an MBA in advertising and marketing from the California State College Faculty of Enterprise and Economics, the information launch mentioned.
