Midwest-CBK adds Molly Kinney

Will lead home decor and garden product development

Casual Living Staff -- Casual Living, 9/14/2010 11:33:00 AM

Cannon Falls, MN — Midwest-CBK welcomes industry veteran Molly Kinney to lead the company's new home decor product development and design.

KinneyKinney will lead Midwest-CBK's home décor product design evolution to meet changing customer needs and tastes, including managing all aspects of the company's product development for home décor and garden.

Kinney has more than 20 years of international marketing and business experience, including extensive work in design and product development. she was founder of Cole River Co., a boutique wholesale brand dedicated to the design, manufacture, import and distribution of unique home décor, tabletop and gift products serving specialty retail and hospitality markets. She has also served as a China-based product design and development consultant for Target, and director of Asia-Pacific marketing for Mary Kay. Kinney is also fluent in Mandarin Chinese.

"We welcome Molly and look forward to her innovative, experienced and trend-driven approach to design and product development in the reinvention of our home décor lines," said Frederic Contino, president of Midwest-CBK. "Her depth of experience and knowledge of marrying today's trends with specialty retailers' changing needs will play a critical role in Midwest-CBK's new home décor approach, helping our customers to achieve even more success and increased sales and growth."

For more information about Midwest-CBK's designs in holiday, home décor, gifts and candles, call 800-394-4225, visit www.mwcbk.com or contact your local Midwest-CBK account manager.