Calhoun, Ga.—Create Flooring has named Richard J. Quinlan senior vice president of sales and marketing. The appointment strengthens the company’s leadership team as Create Flooring expands its presence across the North American flooring market.
“Richard brings extensive industry knowledge, strong customer relationships and a proven ability to develop business across the flooring market,” said Candince Zhu, owner of Create Flooring. “His experience aligns extremely well with our strategy to expand Create Flooring’s customer base and market presence while continuing to provide the products, inventory and service our customers need to grow.”
Throughout his career, Quinlan has led sales, marketing, product development and growth initiatives. His experience spans national retail, independent retail, distribution, builder, commercial, OEM/private-label and e-commerce channels. He previously held senior executive positions with Armstrong Flooring, Mohawk Industries, Wellmade Performance Flooring and AHF Products.
Expanding across North America
Create Flooring, which operates as a division of Muchsee Wood Inc., imports, supplies, distributes and manufactures hardwood, SPC, LVT, laminate flooring and installation accessories. The company combines global sourcing and manufacturing resources with approximately 12 million square feet of flooring inventory housed in two facilities in Georgia.
“For more than 20 years, Create Flooring has been serving the U.S. flooring market,” Quinlan said. “Our combination of a broad product offering, global resources, substantial domestic inventory and multi-channel capabilities creates a compelling value proposition for customers. I look forward to building on these strengths and expanding Create Flooring’s presence throughout North America.”