Feizy Rugs has hired Steve Sorrow for the newly created position of vice president of design and product development.

Sorrow's responsibilities will include managing Feizy's in-house design studio and working closely with Feizy's overseas designers. He also will collaborate with sales staff and clients in the development of exclusive products and will be the primary liaison with all of Feizy's licensors in the areas of design and trend research.

"Although he is a veteran of the industry," said John Feizy, owner and CEO of Feizy Rugs "his approach to design is always fresh and his excellent rapport with clients allows an environment of creativity to flourish, enabling us to design product that is right for them and for the marketplace as a whole."

Most recently, Sorrow was vice president of design and product development at Oriental Weavers of America.

In other news, Feizy has hired Mike Pearce as sales representative for the states of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi.

Pearce will provide service and support to all accounts in his respective regions and will additionally be responsible for prospecting, selling and servicing local and regional accounts for Feizy Rugs.

In his new capacity, Pearce will report to Roy Evans, executive director of national sales. Pearce represented Capel Rugs for the last eight years.

Steve Sorrow

Mike Pearce