Distributor Galleher Names Senior Vice President

Santa Fe Springs, CA, Nov. 23, 2010 -- Flooring distributor Galleher has named Rick Coates senior vice president.

For the past 20 years, Coates was vice president and general manager of Golden State Flooring, a division of Higgins Lumber.

Coates will initially spend most of his time in Northern California, where he will be responsible for the San Jose and Sacramento locations.

Galleher is one of the largest flooring distributors in California, Arizona and Nevada. It operates 11 locations and serves 5,000 customers.