Outlast Bolsters Sales and Marketing Team

Furniture World Magazine

Outlast Technologies, the pioneer in temperature regulating technology, announces the company has bolstered it’s sales and marketing team with the promotions of Heather Listoe to Outlast North America Sales and Marketing Director, Ashley Tilman to Web and Inside Sales Manager, Heidi Allen to Marketing Assistant and Jeannie Timberman to Account Manager, North America. Greg Roda, President and CEO of Outlast Technologies commented, “I’m really proud of the team we’re building. These new positions will help us maintain more efficient operations and allow us to build better relationships with our current and future customers and partners. Congrats and thank you to everyone!” Heather Listoe has been promoted to Outlast North America Sales and Marketing Director for apparel. Her primary responsibilities will be to generate new business in emerging specialty sports markets including active wear and intimate apparel. Additionally, Listoe will manage and develop current brand partner accounts including Burton, Rain Forest, Callaway, Tumi and Manzella, among others. Listoe also manages outside sales operations via Concept III and MatMarket and will continue to oversee the marketing efforts of Outlast North America. Listoe has been with Outlast since 2005. She holds a MBA Colorado State University and a BA in Communications and Political Science from the University of Colorado. Ashley Tilman has been promoted to Web and Inside Sales Manager. Tilman is responsible for all aspects of development and sales for ShopOutlast.com, the e-commerce site for Outlast. She recently oversaw the redesign and relaunch of shopoutlast.com. Tilman is transitioning from the marketing department where she will continue to oversee projects such as direct mail, point of sale communication pieces, and partner support. Tilman has been with Outlast since 2006 and graduated with a degree in Management from the University of Colorado. Heidi Allen is the new Marketing Assistant at Outlast. She will handle trade show coordination and partner support such as maintenance of the inventory of all fabric, hangtags, labels and other customer support tools. As a customer service liaison, Allen will distribute welcome kits and sample requests. She also provides legal assistance for ensuring partner trademark compliance. Heidi has been a member of the Outlast team since 2007. She is an Iowa native and mother to a 12-year-old daughter. Jeannie Timberman is the new Account Manager for North America. Timberman has been with Outlast for the past six months handling administrative duties for Outlast Asia and putting together the Customer Relations Management and account list for Outlast. She brings extensive specialty sales experience in the medical field having worked for companies like Biogen Idec and Johnson & Johnson. Timberman graduated from San Francisco State University with a BS in Business and Marketing. ABOUT OUTLAST TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Outlast Technologies, Inc., a privately held U.S. corporation, is the worldwide pioneer in developing phase-change materials and applications. As an innovative technology company, Outlast has launched temperature-regulating technology in apparel, footwear, bedding, packaging and labels, and accessories. Originally developed for NASA, Outlast® fibers, fabrics and coatings contain patented microencapsulated phase-change materials called ThermoculesTM, which absorb, store, and release heat, providing increased comfort for consumers. For more information, please visit www.outlast.com.