Ultraleather by Ultrafabrics has named Diana Pressler as residential sales director.
Pressler joins Ultraleather by Ultrafabrics with a proven track record of building high-performing teams, developing go-to-market strategies and accelerating revenue growth within design-led consumer and trade businesses.
She most recently served as Regional Director at The Rug Company and previously led global trade and customer strategies at Perennials and Sutherland. In her new role, Pressler will focus on clarifying Ultraleather by Ultrafabrics’ residential positioning, deepening relationships within the design community and ensuring partners feel supported.
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Arteriors, a provider of luxury lighting, furniture, wall décor and accessories, has added Beth Cohn as senior vice president of sales.
Cohn brings nearly three decades of executive leadership experience across luxury fashion, home and lifestyle brands. She most recently served as president of showrooms for Walker Zanger and Opustone. Before that, she worked at companies including The Shade Store, Kate Spade and Vince.
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Top 100 retailer Williams-Sonoma, Inc. has promoted longtime company executive Vicki McWilliams to president of stores and customer care.
McWilliams has been a trusted leader at Williams-Sonoma Inc. for more than 19 years, most recently serving as executive vice president of stores and customer care. She leads the entire fleet of stores across the Williams-Sonoma Inc. portfolio of brands.
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Sherrill Furniture Brands has appointed Jeni Pruitt as director of business development, a role in which she will focus on expanding the company’s presence in emerging business channels and strengthening strategic partnerships.
Pruitt will report to Tom Zaliagiris, senior vice president of sales and marketing.
Her responsibilities include developing and managing relationships with national omni-channel retailers, to-the-trade partners and digitally native retailers.
She will also serve as a key point of contact for OEM customers, coordinating with internal and external stakeholders to support account management and customer service.
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Just a few weeks after completing a change in ownership, gift and home décor wholesaler Demdaco has announced the promotion Amy Tysseling to president and chief financial officer.
Tysseling has been with Demdaco since 2011, first as a director of financial planning and analysis. In 2015, she was promoted to chief financial officer, a role that was expanded to chief financial and administrative officer in 2025. In her new role, Tysseling will provide “enterprise-wide leadership” while continuing to oversee financial strategy and stewardship.
During her 15 years with Demdaco, Tysseling has helped strengthen the company’s financial foundation, had a hand in long-range strategic planning and has helped enhance operational discipline. She maintains a comprehensive knowledge of the company’s systems, processes and partnerships that will aid her in her new role.
