Kathy Ireland Home® by Martin Expands Sales Team

Furniture World Magazine

Kathy Ireland Home® by Martin (KIHBM), a premier designer and manufacturer of home office and home entertainment goods, welcomed four new associates to their sales team. The newest additions are Brian Coutu who will cover Western Pennsylvania, Bruce Marmer for South New Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania, David Tuite for Arkansas and Oklahoma and Drew Nolte of McCaffery & Associates who will handle key big-box retailers worldwide. “The growth of the company has warranted the need for a larger sales team,” said Vice President of Sales Karl Eulberg. “By expanding our sales team, we can better serve our customers as Kathy Ireland Home by Martin products are now sold in a growing array of retail channels and locations world wide.” In 1981 Gil Martin founded Martin Furniture, a premier producer of home office and home entertainment furniture. Twenty-two years later, in April 2003, Martin Furniture partnered with Kathy Ireland World Wide and became Kathy Ireland Home by Martin. In 2005 the company grossed over $63 million in sales. Martin products are sold through several retail channels all over the country including warehouse clubs, commercial office, catalogs, Top 100 Retailers and specialty stores. For more information please visit www.martinfurniture.com. As CEO and Chief Designer of Kathy Ireland Word Wide based in Los Angeles, California, Kathy began building her empire in 1993 with the mission of “finding solutions for families, especially busy moms.”™ By staying true to this commitment Ireland’s HOME line has received several awards including the Good Housekeeping Seal for her Home Collection. This Forbes Magazine reports that KIWW is a “design empire which grosses over one billion dollars annually in retail sales.” There are now well over 10,000 pieces that are in line with her mission. Kathy’s home design efforts extend beyond Home furniture; for more information please visit www.kathyireland.com