Hafer Named President of Adleta, Whitehurst Named EVP

Carrollton, TX, October 15, 2024-Adlet’s board of directors is pleased to announce the election of Matt Hafer as president of The Adleta Corporation and David Whitehurst as executive vice president, following the announcement of John Sher's retirement on October 9.

Hafer became president effective October 9. Hafer has been with Adleta for 27 years and has been in the flooring industry for 42 years.

Whitehurst was promoted to executive vice president. Whitehurst had a 20-year career with Armstrong Flooring before joining Adleta in 2017 as wood product manager.

Additionally, Hafer and Whitehurst will be joining the board of directors of Adleta Corporation.

Sher's 44-year career with Adleta is the pinnacle of a career that began with Armstrong in 1973 with assignments in Pennsylvania, Oklahoma, San Francisco and New York before moving to Little Rock, Arkansas where he worked for Gunn Supply and then William R. Moore. Moore was acquired by Adleta in 1980.

Jack Adleta, founder of the flooring business in 1973, will remain as CEO and chairman of the board.

Adleta is a Texas-based distributor that services Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri, Arkansas and Western Tennessee.