Jim DeCicco Appointed as New US Director of Sales & Operations

Seating Matters has announced an important strategic appointment for North America as Jim DeCicco takes on the new position of US Director of Sales and Operations based in Illinois, USA.

At a recent engagement, Director of Sales & Marketing, Jonathan Tierney, confirmed what the appointment means for the business. “Jim’s contribution in recent years as Regional Development Director at Seating Matters has helped our healthcare business to grow across the US.

“Jim has worked closely with our US Distributor Arjo Inc., supporting in the provision of enhanced clinical seating into Acute, Long-Term Care and Veteran’s Association settings. Our chairs help improve the lives of patients, residents and their caregivers and Jim demonstrates our core caring value of 'A Servant's Heart' every day. I am thrilled that he has taken on this enhanced role and wish him every success in it.”

Jim DeCicco commented, "In this new role my main objective will be to implement a collaborative plan with Arjo Inc. to ensure we help provide the correct seating for as many patients as possible across the US.

“Additionally, I'll directly oversee the continued delivery of exceptional service support, both pre and post-sale of our clinical solutions. Being conveniently situated close to Arjo Inc. in Addison, IL, I eagerly anticipate further developing relationships with the team there across all parts of the business."

AN AWARD-WINNING TEAM

Jim DeCicco takes on his new role as Seating Matters were awarded the coveted "Team of the Year" accolade in the Workplace & Employment Awards.

According to the judging panel, the company won the award for its commitment to team development and its unique culture. They stated that the Seating Matters submission was "a stand out application, demonstrating passion for strong team work in order to achieve global success."

Jonathan Tierney continued, "Our award-winning culture of deep respect and efficiency may have started within our Northern Ireland headquarters, but as we've expanded globally through the last decade, so too has the unique Seating Matters team energy. It is as strong among our colleagues in Australia, Canada and the US as it is in the UK and Ireland.”

He also talked of the other career opportunities available at Seating Matters, “As we are in an exciting phase of growth and expansion, we and our distributors are currently recruiting for important roles in finance (Northern Ireland) and sales (France) with more soon to be announced.

“If you are interested in joining the “Team of the Year” we encourage you to follow us on social media and to check-in on our website careers page which is kept up to date with all the latest vacancies.”

For more information on vacancies visit seatingmatters.com/gb-ie/careers