Mark A. Quinn - Group Executive Vice President of Marketing: Bedding Division

With his savvy marketing skills, risk-taking attitude and genuine interest in helping his customers, Mark Quinn, Group Executive Vice President of Marketing for the Bedding Divisions of Leggett & Platt, is an indisputable thought leader in the bedding industry.

With more than 15 years of sales and marketing experience in the bedding industry, Quinn is known for offering up new ways of approaching the industry's politics, culture, and ideas. His boundless energy and palpable passion for the business make him a sought-after speaker for corporate events and industry conferences. His speech at the 2007 Furniture/Today Bedding Conference was hailed as "galvanizing" by the New York Times and named "one of the highlights of the conference."

At Leggett & Platt, Quinn works closely with both research and development engineers and marketing teams to create communication strategies and tools to effectively market L&P's newest products and innovations. In addition, he oversees the Creative Services group and represents the company on the Better Sleep Council.

Prior to joining L&P, Quinn held positions with Serta International and Serta Inc. As Vice President of Business Development for Serta International, he directed new business efforts and worked on various e-commerce, direct marketing and shop television marketing programs. In his role as vice president of national accounts for Serta Inc., he led the team that grew the Sam's Club account into one of the industry's top bedding retailers.

Earlier in his career, Quinn gained field experience as a sales representative for Sealy and Stearns & Foster in Florida. He also worked as a sales trainer, speaking to more than 300 companies across the country on the topics of peak performance selling and time management.

"I think that this industry has a lot of potential and we can all grow it together if we focus on the benefits our products deliver instead of the product itself" said Quinn.

Quinn grew up in Houston and attended Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas. He received his degree in speech communication with a minor in marketing. He lives in Joplin, Mo., where he enjoys spending time with his family and being an active member of his church.