Kevin Sauder
The International Home Furnishings Representatives Association will honor Kevin Sauder with the Pillar of the Industry Award at the 17th annual Furniture Industry Awards Gala this spring in High Point NC. Kevin is the President/CEO of Sauder Woodworking Company.
The Pillar of the Industry Award is presented to an industry leader who has distinguished himself with creative work and effort to improve, enhance and benefit relationships among representatives and other segments of the industry. This person’s actions and deeds have shown their commitment to the home furnishings industry, their community, and to mankind.
Following the completion of his Bachelor’s degree from Miami (Ohio) University and MBA from Duke University, Kevin joined Northern Telecom in business systems and marketing in Raleigh NC. Three years later in 1988, Kevin returned to Sauder Woodworking as Sales and Marketing Manager for the newly formed Office Products Division. Kevin was named Vice President of Marketing and Sales in 1992 and President in 1999. Kevin has received the Advertising Age Marketing 100 Award and the Northwest Ohio Twenty-Under-Forty Leadership Award.
Sauder Woodworking Company is a 76-year-old family business which is North America’s largest manufacturer of ready-to-assemble (RTA) furniture. Subsidiaries include Sauder Manufacturing, which produces contract furniture to the worship, university, and health care markets, Progressive Furniture Inc., an importer of wood case goods, and Sauder Global Sourcing, a California-based importer of RTA furniture and task seating.
Kevin is a Director of the American Home Furnishings Alliance, the Farmers and Merchants State Bank and the Archbold Ohio Chamber of Commerce. In addition he serves on the Board of the Anabaptist Disabilities Network and is Past President of the Asperger Syndrome Coalition US.
The Furniture Industry Awards Gala will be held on Monday, April 4, 2011, in the IHFC Ballroom on the 11th floor of the Green Wing. The International Home Furnishings Association (IHFRA) and the National Home Furnishings Association (NHFA) sponsor the event. For reservations to the Furniture Industry Awards Gala, contact the IHFRA Office at 336-889-3920 or e-mail infra@ihfra.org for more information.