Robina CEO Siemerling Retiring

Kennesaw, GA, Oct. 31, 2008--After more than a decade in the flooring business and three years as the CEO of Robina Floors in Georgia, Hartwig Siemerling is retiring.

Siemerling was at the vanguard of the locking laminate development in Germany and significantly influenced how laminate is made and installed today.

After working for Gemu Valves Inc. Hartwig joined Witex USA as COO in 1997. In 2001 he became the CEO to help build that company to a multi million dollar enterprise.

In 2005, he became CEO of Robina Floors and brought the company through the start-up phase to where it is today. Its high-end engineered hardwood flooring is distributed across the entire U.S.

The new president is Jason Loh, the grandson of the founder of the Robin Group. Loh founded Redwood Trading Group and guided the company to multi-million dollar sales within two years.