Kitchenart, supplier of residential cabinetry to builders, names new CEO
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CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. - Kitchen Art, a leading supplier of residential cabinetry to homebuilders in Florida, has announced the appointment of Jeff Collamore as Chief Executive Officer and Partner, effective September 1, 2017. His appointment completes the management succession the company announced in 2015 to succeed Doug Haynes, who has served as the company's CEO since 2005. Although retiring from his day to day activities, Doug will remain an active partner in the company while serving as Chairman.

 "Jeff is the right person to lead Kitchen Art in the next stage of growth," stated Doug Haynes. "During his two years at Kitchen Art, he built on his extensive industry experience to gain a thorough understanding of our customers, our core values and how we go to market."

"We all recognize and appreciate Doug's tremendous contributions to Kitchen Art and it has been a privilege to work with him over these past several years," noted Collamore. He added, "I am incredibly excited about the future of our company. As we expand across Florida, we are finding that Kitchen Art's business model is perfectly aligned with the needs of today's homebuilder. The benefits of our industry- leading upgrade program and service model, backed by our experienced management group, are resonating with builders."

Collamore joined Kitchen Art in 2015 as its Chief Business Development Officer. Under Jeff's leadership, the company expanded its service footprint by opening locations in Ft. Meyers in 2016 and Orlando in 2017.

Collamore came to Kitchen Art following four years as President, Chief Operating Officer at Primera, a multi-state supplier of cabinetry, countertops and flooring, where he was responsible for eight branch locations in five western states. Prior to joining Primera, he was the founder and CEO of Cabinetry Showcase, a Denver-based cabinetry distributorship supplying homebuilders, which was acquired by Primera in 2012. Jeff has more than twenty years of experience in the kitchen and bath industry.

Kitchen Art is one of America's largest kitchen and bathroom cabinetry design and installation companies. Founded in Coral Springs in 1989, it is a leading supplier to builders in Florida, serving many of the largest homebuilding companies in the United States.

Kitchen Art is committed to being a market leader in the supply and installation of kitchen and bath products. For more information please visit www.kitchenartdesigncenter.com.

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