Kimball announced three key personnel promotions — Becky Schneider, Jill (Houpt) Frazier, and Jessica Gubbins — and one new personnel addition, Lisa Schroeder.
Kimball Announces Promotion of Becky Schneider
Kimball announces that Becky Schneider has been promoted to Marketing Director. In this role, she will foster a culture of creativity to drive and support key business strategies for the Kimball brand, and lead a team of Graphic Designers, Interactive Marketing Manager, and Marketing and Brand Coordinators.
Schneider has served as Marketing Manager for Kimball for the past four and a half years. She joined Kimball with over 25 years of experience in marketing and 20 years of experience in the furniture industry. As Marketing Manager, she led key aspects of marketing including communications, building a consistent brand image, advertising, social media, public and media relations, and served as the liaison between Product Development and Marketing.
Schneider has a Bachelor of Science in Business Management and Marketing from the Indiana University Kelley School of Business.
Kimball Announces Key Personnel Promotion
Kimball announces that Jill (Houpt) Frazier has been promoted to Creative Design Manager. In this role, she will lead our team of field-based Product Application Specialists, guide them in the Elevate co-creation process with current and future customers, and work to expand product application capabilities in all vertical markets.
Transitioning from the role of Co-Creation Design Specialist, Frazier’s strong background in design, custom tailored solutions, CET, co-creation, and experience in multiple vertical markets will be very beneficial in leading this unique and specialized team.
Mrs. Frazier has a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Design from The Art Institute of Washington-Northern Virginia and holds certifications in NCIDQ, EDAC, and LEED.
Kimball Announces Promotion of Jessica Gubbins
Kimball announces that Jessica Gubbins has been promoted to Product Director. In this role, she will determine new products for the Kimball and Kimball Health brands, manage the product development process, and lead the Product Team members.
Gubbins has been in the contract furniture industry in various product and marketing roles for the last 9 years, spending the last three years serving as Brand Manager at Kimball. With a strong background in product design for both the contract and healthcare markets, she has been instrumental in bringing products to market as well as helping with multiple areas of design for the overall Kimball Brand.
Gubbins has a Bachelor of Science in Interior Architecture from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
Kimball Announces Addition of Executive Director of Healthcare Sales
Kimball announces the addition of Lisa Schroeder to the Kimball Health team as Executive Director of Healthcare Sales. In this role, she will lead the overall sales strategy for Kimball Health.
With 25 years of sales management experience, Schroeder has a demonstrated history of providing solutions for clients to support both the administrative and clinical areas within their facilities. She previously served as District Manager and A & D Manager at Kimball, and most recently served as Director of Sales for Herman Miller Healthcare.
Schroeder has a degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and currently resides in Los Angeles, CA.
About Kimball
Kimball, one of the most respected environmentally-conscious and forward focused furniture makers, blends state-of-the-art technology with a rich heritage of craft, to better optimize workplace performance and enable customers to craft a truly authentic brand experience. As a world-class design-driven company, Kimball applies its rich heritage as makers to create environments for tomorrow’s workplace. Kimball is a brand unit of Kimball International, Inc., (NASDAQ:KBAL), a publicly-traded company dedicated to its Guiding Principles and recognized as a highly-trusted company and an employer of choice. Learn how Kimball is changing workspaces by visiting www.kimball.com.