Chapman Takes Helm as WFCA Chairman

Anaheim, CA, July 3, 2012 -- Harold Chapman became chairman of the board of the World Floor Covering Association effective July 1.

Chapman, president of Bonitz Flooring Group, Inc., fills the role vacated by Jim Walters of Macco’s Floor Covering Center, Inc., who became immediate past chairman.

Chapman has spent his entire professional life in the flooring industry.

At the spring board of directors meeting, directors also elected Janice Clifton, Abbey Carpets, as chairman-elect; confirmed Paul F. Johnson, president, Interiors One, Inc., Carpet One, Tulsa, as secretary; Scott Walker, Walkers Carpet One, as CFO; Mark Weaver, Carpet Weavers, as vice chairman; and Tom Jennings, as past chairman.

The WFCA elects a third of its board of directors each year for three-year terms.  Directors in Boca Raton confirmed the selection by the membership of directors of the Board to serve terms beginning July 1. In addition to re-electing Chapman, WFCA members also re-elected Scott Walker and Eric Langan.
Newly elected directors to 3-year terms include:

Scott Appel, president, Touch of Color, Harrisburg, PA;
Carrie Seifert, vice president, Diversified Flooring Design Center, Edgewater, FL
Mark Tollefson, CFO, Tollefson’s Retail Group, Inc., Minot, ND

Directors also re-elected Terry Wheat, president, RFMS to a three year term as an associate director.