Wade Oppliger joins global manufacturer and wholesaler, Four Hands, as the vice president of upholstery, reporting directly to president and CEO, Matthew Briggs. With nearly 30 years of industry experience in merchandising as well as sales and retail management, Oppliger will head the Boulevard brand and oversee the Four Hands seating category.
“I am very excited to be joining the Four Hands team to expand their upholstery offering,” said Oppliger, “Four Hands trusted value story and exciting product mix provide an excellent opportunity for growth in the seating category.”
Oppliger began his career in the executive training program at Bullock’s Department stores in Los Angeles. He was moved into buying casegoods then textiles before moving to New York to merchandise clothing for Federated Department Stores. Wanting to return to the furniture industry, Oppliger moved back to California to work as an independent sales representative in the southwest region and after four years, he was recruited to develop product for This End Up. Oppliger and family then relocated to Hickory, NC where he joined Ladd Upholstery as a merchant then Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams, serving as a regional account manager.
“We are thrilled to have Wade on board, his talent and depth of experience are exactly what we were looking for to help guide the Boulevard brand,” stated Matthew Briggs, president and CEO of Four Hands.
About Four Hands: Four Hands, based in Austin, Texas, is a global manufacturer and wholesaler of home furnishings. The company sells to hundreds of small and large retailers around the globe. Hatton and his design team continually travel the globe for inspiration in creating new designs that are the hallmark of the Four Hands lifestyle home furnishings brand.
As a three-time winner of Inc. Magazine's "Top 500 Fastest Growing Private Companies," and a back-to-back winner of Texas Monthly's "Best Companies to Work for in Texas,” Four Hands is one of the most dynamic companies in the furniture industry today. The company also has been named to the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City/Business Week’s Top 100 list for six consecutive years. Four Hands has showrooms in High Point, NC; Atlanta; Las Vegas and Austin.