Armstrong Flooring promotes several employees

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Deborah Lechner

Mike Penney

Denise Bird

Lindsey Groft

Lancaster, Pa.—Armstrong Flooring has announced several new promotions. The new titles and roles are as follow:

Debra Lechner is now vice president, marketing, and will be responsible for the teams that handle channel management, advertising, public relations, social media, digital marketing, creative services, customer insights, merchandising and sustainability. She previously was channel marketing director and has worked for the company for 16 years.

Mike Penney was promoted to vice president, commercial strategic accounts. He will be responsible for the sales team that serves customers in the retail, healthcare, senior living, hospitality and office market segments. He previously was director, commercial strategic accounts, and has worked for the company for 18 years.

Denise Bird is now vice president, customer service. In her new position, Bird will be responsible for customer service, technical services, data management and orders and shipments. She previously was director, customer service, and has worked for the company for 34 years.

Lindsey Groft was promoted to vice president, human resources. Groft will be responsible for the HR teams supporting Armstrong Flooring’s manufacturing plants, research and development, marketing and leadership development program. She formerly was director, human resources, and has worked for the company for 16 years.

“I’m pleased to announce these promotions and recognize the ongoing contributions that Denise, Lindsey, Deb and Mike are making to Armstrong Flooring,” said Don Maier, chief executive officer. “We are fortunate to have leaders who are dedicated to developing teams to fuel the success of our company and our customers.”

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