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GALLEHER APPOINTS IRINA SLONIM AS CORPORATE CONTROLLER
SANTA FE SPRINGS, Calif. (June 29, 2022) – Galleher, LLC, the largest flooring distributor on the west coast and third largest in the U.S., continues to add significant expertise to its financial management team with the addition of Irina Slonim as its Corporate Controller.
Irina brings 20+ years of progressive finance and accounting experience to the Galleher team. Throughout her career, she’s built her financial expertise in a range of financial management roles at several large sales and distribution organizations, including Honeywell International’s Aerospace Division, MedAire, Inc., L3Harris Technologies, and KPMG. Her expertise includes private and public accounting leadership, financial analytics, internal controls implementation, resource planning and forecasting, systems deployment, and mentoring and talent development. Irina will report to Jim Whitney, Galleher’s Chief Financial Officer and she will be based in Galleher’s Phoenix, AZ location.
Irina is the latest senior financial professional to join Galleher’s growing organization, which now reports revenue of more than $335 million from 36 branches in 7 states. (Mark Schauwecker joined Galleher as Director of Financial Planning and Analysis in April, 2022.)
“Our growth of late has required more and more sophisticated financial oversight,” said Ted Kozikowski, Galleher’s President and CEO. “Irina’s expertise at both private and large public organizations is the type of expertise we need to manage our growth as we expand our business.”
“Irina has the perfect background to round out our financial executive team,” said Jim Whitney, Galleher’s Chief Financial Officer. “She brings deep, diversified experience at sophisticated organizations, coupled with a hands-on management approach which will allow her to integrate quickly into our team.”
“I am excited to join the Galleher team as I was extremely impressed with their rapid growth, collaborative culture and the enthusiasm of the people I met with,” Irina said. “I am looking forward to joining this team and begin to contribute to their continued success and expansion.”
ABOUT GALLEHER
Galleher LLC, founded in 1937 and based in Los Angeles, is an industry leader in the design, manufacture, and distribution of residential and commercial flooring products. Galleher, including its commercial division Galleher Commercial, is one of the top three wholesale flooring distributors in the U.S. with 400+ employees and 36 locations across seven states.
For more information, visit www.galleher.com