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[June 2006]
American Standard Appoints New Vice President & General Manager, Bath & Kitchen, Europe
American Standard Companies Inc (Piscataway, NJ, USA) has announced the appointment of John Rietveldt as Vice President and General Manager for its Bath and Kitchen business in Europe, which is based in Brussels, Belgium. American Standard is the world's largest manufacturer of bath and kitchen products and Europe represents its top market for those products."John has an excellent track record of business success and is well-suited to lead our efforts to rebuild Bath and Kitchen's profitability in Europe. He has proven himself as a well-rounded, versatile leader who can create revenue growth, operational excellence, positive customer relationships, brand strength and teamwork. I'm delighted to welcome John to American Standard," said James Dwyer, President of American Standard's global Bath and Kitchen business.
Mr Rietveldt, who is scheduled to assume his new position at the end of August, comes to American Standard from Tarkett, one of the world's largest flooring companies. There he served as President of the company's residential division for the last three years, leading sales, marketing and operations for this global €1 billion business.
Prior to this, Mr Rietveldt spent eight years in leadership roles at Whirlpool. As Whirlpool's Vice President of Sales for Europe, he played an important role in turning the business around in a difficult market environment, taking it from a money losing position to profitability in just two years. Earlier in his career, he served in sales and marketing positions at household appliance companies Electrolux and Moulinex.
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