The Mitchell Group Newsroom

Charles Cai has been appointed to the position of Director of Operations for The Mitchell Group. Charles will be based in Shanghai, China and have responsibility for quality control, product specifications, plant audits, and global sourcing.

James Blesius has been named as Director of Marketing for The Mitchell Group, Bill Fisch, president, announced today. Based in the company's Niles headquarters, Mr. Blesius will be responsible for establishing and implementing strategic and tactical communications plans designed to capitalize on market opportunities.

With its own YouTube Channel, The Mitchell Group, a leading worldwide distributor of faux leather upholstery, has created new videos each designed to inform faux leather customers on various manufacturing processes. The videos can be seen here: http://www.youtube.com/MitchellFauxLeather

The Mitchell Group has secured 100,000 sq. ft. of new warehouse space and offices in Pontotoc, Mississippi. The opening is scheduled for May 8, 2012

The Mitchell Group's exclusive StaKleen® distributors will be at HD Expo in Las Vegas, May 15-17, showcasing the full performance fabric line. Designtex -- Booth #4213; Fabricut -- Booth #3906; Kravet Contract -- Booth #4209; Scott Fabrics -- Booth #5328.

Lisa Goolsby, formerly Customer Service Manager at The Mitchell Group, has been promoted to Director of Materials and Services. Lisa, who has been with the company since 2009, will be responsible for managing Mitchell's MS operations, and overseeing customer service, procurement and logistics.

Designtex is pleased to announce the addition of 10 new patterns to our Sta-Kleen offering. The Archipelago collection consists of a variety of textures ranging from animal skins to geometrics.

The Erasable Man returns to HD Expo in Las Vegas, May 18-20, to conduct live interactive presentations of Sta-Kleen® performance fabric entitled "Now You See It.Now You Don't." With four distributors displaying Sta-Kleen this year, the Erasable Man will reach even more contract designers and other show attendees with the revolutionary stain-resistant faux leather.

Sta-Kleen®, the first polyurethane performance fabric that allows for complete erasing of marks and stains that permanently damage other furniture upholstery, returns to HD Expo in Las Vegas, May 18-20, with an expanded team of distributors and lively product demonstrations.

Sta-Kleen®, the industry's first truly erasable polyurethane performance fabric that enables complete erasing of marks and stains, revolutionizes maintenance and furniture replacement cycles in hospitality, healthcare, office interior, marine and institutional environments while offering the high-end appeal designers demand.