Hickory Hardware Adds Three To Management Team
(Portland, Tennessee, USA: August 24, 2006) Hickory Hardware
(www.hickoryhardware.com
leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of decorative, functional
and industrial hardware, announces the addition of three new members to
its management team. The new appointments are Barbara Tamkin as human
resources director, Matt Southards as digital asset manager, and Robert
Shirley as program manager.
Barbara Tamkin
joins Hickory Hardware after serving 19 years as human resources
administrator at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. Her
experience in human resource administration includes retirement
planning, benefit programs, program development, and training, as well
as other aspects of human resources management. Tamkin has a Bachelor of
Arts in Journalism from the University of Georgia and certification as a
Professional in Human Resources (PHR).
Matt Southards
comes to Hickory Hardware following the completion of his Master in
Business Administration with concentrations in General Management and IT
Management at the University of Illinois. He has experience in mobile
connectivity and web portals for municipal-scale and smaller WiFi &
WiMAX networks. Southards holds a Bachelor of Science in Business
Administration from Thomas Edison State College. Just married in May, he
and his wife are building a home in Donelson, Tennessee. Southards also
volunteers as a reserve member of ALERT (Air Land Emergency Response
Team) in Texas.
Robert Shirley comes to Hickory Hardware from the technical support
department of Dell Computer, after spending most of his career in the
project management of automotive production system projects for
companies like Saturn and Nissan. In his newly created position at
Hickory Hardware, Shirley will manage internal strategic development,
risk management, and programs for key Hickory Hardware customers.
Shirley has an Electrical Engineering degree from Drexel University.
For media information, contact Lauren A. Frohne, public relations,
Koroberi, Inc. (www.koroberi.com
at (919) 960-9794 ext. 25 or by e-mail at lauren@koroberi.com
About Hickory Hardware
Hickory Hardware brings together some of the finest hardware companies
in the world Belwith International, Faultless Caster, Keeler Brass
Company, Madico, and Wright Products. The company designs, manufactures
and markets decorative, functional and industrial hardware to the
retail, wholesale distribution, and OEM furniture and cabinetmaker
markets under the brand names Hickory Hardware, Belwith, Faultless
Caster, Keeler Brass, Madico, Period Brass, and Wright Products. For
more information, visit www.hickoryhardware.com
