RD Weis Names New Leaders at CTS Flooring & New Sports Div.

Elmsford, NY, December 13, 2017-RD Weis Companies has announced the hiring of Michael Callaghan as president of its national accounts division, CTS Flooring Group, effective December 4, and Charles Doherty was brought in to head its new sports division, Professional Athletic Sports Surfaces (PASS).

Callaghan will replace Drew Guinan who has led CTS for over a decade. Guinan will assume a new role in both RD Weis and CTS as CFO and treasurer.

Callaghan comes to CTS with an extensive background in sales and national/global accounts, most recently with Jaipur Living in Atlanta, where he was vice president in charge of the firms domestic and international sales. Prior to Jaipur, Michael spent over 20 years with Milliken and Company in a series of sales and sales management roles where he had responsibility for the retail sales operations, corporate national accounts, and lastly was responsible for global accounts. Michael has a strong track record of opening up new channels of business and growing them well beyond historic levels.

Doherty brings a distinguished 28-year career in the sports flooring industry and is known on the East Coast as the go-to person for large format jobs. Doherty started his career at ABC Carpet as an installer of high-end products and in 1990, opened a labor workroom expanding into commercial with a focus on sports. Doherty has successfully partnered with Connor Sports, Shaw Sport turf, Mondo Gerflor Sport and Limonta Sport, to name a few.

Prior to joining RD Weis, Doherty was the Sports GM with Consolidated Carpet in NYC.

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