About Contact Us What Are You Most Thankful for in Your Kitchen? Tell Us Here> National Board of Directors 2021 Board of Directors Michael Mahan, Chair Schneider Electric Michael Mahan is Senior Vice President of Home & Distribution, North America at Schneider Electric. He is responsible for the short and long-term product strategy and evolution of Schneider’s Home & Distribution business, leading the North American Product Management, Engineering, Architecture and Project Management teams. Prior to this position, he held roles of increasing responsibility at GE Appliances and GE Energy, including leading the Monogram brand team at GE Appliances. Michael joined the NKBA Board of Directors in 2018 and served as Vice Chair in 2020. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and an MBA from the University of Connecticut. He resides in Nashville with his wife Megan, son Matthew, and daughter Eliza. Basil E. Larkin, Vice Chair Hestan Commercial Corp. Basil Larkin is vice president of sales for Hestan Commercial Corporation, a multi-award-winning innovative manufacturer of premium commercial restaurant equipment and residential indoor and outdoor appliances, where he is responsible for all sales of the company. Basil has been in the appliance business for nearly his entire professional career, holding key roles in sales leadership, marketing and product development. Before joining Hestan, he was general manager at BSH Home Appliances, vice president of sales and marketing at Lynx Professional Grills and vice president of sales at Viking Range Corporation. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Massachusetts. He is also a member of the Society of Fellows at the Culinary Institute of America. He lives in Redondo Beach, Calif., with his wife, daughter and son. Randy Warner, Secretary/Treasurer Signature Kitchen Suite & LG Builder Randy Warner is currently Vice President of Sales for Signature Kitchen Suite & LG Builder. In this role, Warner leads the sales teams for the LG Builder division and for Signature Kitchen Suite, LG’s luxury kitchen appliance brand known for its combination of innovation, precision cooking, technology and style. Prior to this position, Warner was the Vice President of Sales for Samsung – Luxury Division, where he successfully integrated the luxury brand Dacor into parent company Samsung. An Ohio native with three decades of experience in the appliance category, Warner began his career with Maytag, working for the company for 15 years supporting the business in many sales and sales management roles across the U.S. market. He joined Electrolux, where he launched and led the builder division across the West Coast as well as managing National Buying Groups. Following his time at Electrolux, Warner joined the Sub-Zero Group team as President of West and Southwest distributorships, including overseeing sales, marketing, operations and customer service. Warner also served as President of Sub-Zero Group West and Southwest distribution, including overseeing sales, marketing, operations and customer service. Warner holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing from the University of South Florida in Tampa. Allison Lowrie Vacasa Allison Lowrie was named Chief Marketing Officer at Vacasa in 2020. Lowrie, who previously served as NKBA Board Chair, specializes in brand management, customer acquisition, communications and marketing intelligence. Before joining Vacasa, Lowrie was Chief Marketing Officer of HomeAdvisor (U.S.), which she joined in 2010, and held various senior marketing positions throughout her tenure. Lowrie also acted as the Director of Advertising Products at Cars.com from 2004 to 2010 and currently serves on the Home Improvement Research Institute’s (HIRI) Board of Directors. Jan Neiges, CMKBD Jan Neiges CKD, LLC Jan Neiges, CMKBD, principal of her namesake design firm in Denver, is an award-winning kitchen designer and past president of the Rocky Mountain Chapter of NKBA. She’s a frequent guest lecturer at colleges, home shows and at KBIS. Capitalizing on 40 years of sales experience and 20 years of design, she has helped colleagues hone their marketing and selling skills with a process specific to kitchen and bath designers that has been proven to shorten the lead-to-sale cycle, improve the closing ratio while also earning design fees before they design. Kristen Elder Ferguson Enterprises Kristen Elder is the Showroom & Builder Vice President at Ferguson Enterprises, responsible for showroom and builder strategy and execution. She is an accomplished consumer product sales and marketing leader with experience in launching and growing top consumer and retail brands. She joined Ferguson in 2017 as Senior Director of Appliance Business Development and has worked very closely with the business groups, Sourcing, Category Management, Marketing and the branch network to increase sales and profitability of Ferguson’s appliance business. Before joining the company, Elder spent 20 years in the retail industry with many notable brands including Sony Electronics, Circuit City and Monark Premium Appliance Co. Jan Heck Miele USA With more than 20 years in the kitchen and bath industry in North America, Jan Heck was named president and CEO of Miele USA, a subsidiary of the world’s largest family-owned premium appliance company, in 2016. He oversees overall operations of the company’s consumer and professional use appliance and floor care products, which includes management of 10 Miele Experience Centers across the U.S. He started his career at Bizerba, a weighing and food processing equipment manufacturer, serving in Germany, the U.K. and Canada. After that, he joined Miele in Ontario, where he became president of the Miele Ltd. Canada subsidiary in 1999. He holds aBachelor of Commerce degree from IHK (Chamber of Industry) in Reutlingen, Germany, has been active in numerous professional organizations and orchestrated a $100 million fundraising campaign as a board member of St. Josephs Health Centre Foundation in Toronto. Mikael Åkerberg nobilia North America With over 20 years of international executive experience of supplying products and services to the construction and remodeling market, Mikael Åkerberg was named Chief Executive Officer of nobilia North America in December 2017. Åkerberg earned his MBA at IHM Business School in Sweden and has worked for several global companies. Before joining nobilia in 2009, Åkerberg held executive positions in companies such as Saint-Gobain S.A. and Jeld-Wen Inc. Within nobilia, the main focus has been to build sales and logistic structures on larger scales to fulfill the demands both retail and wholesalers, as well as to the construction industry in multiple countries. nobilia is Europe’s leading kitchen manufacturer, headquartered in Gutersloh, Germany, and supplying over 700,000 fully accessorized kitchens in more than 90 countries. Nobilia group now brings its highly efficient capacity of supplying award-winning design and quality to North America. Louis M. “Lou” Rohl House of Rohl Lou Rohl is Chair and Founder of The House of ROHL, which offers product lines spanning the upscale and luxury kitchen and bath markets. He serves as the company’s strategic thought leader in the U.S. and is responsible for relationships with key vendors and customers supporting and accelerating HoR business across the country. He is a graduate of Western Illinois University and the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business executive leadership training. Rohl started his career in the industry nearly four decades ago, first working at St. Charles Kitchens in St. Charles, Ill., and KWC Faucets in Switzerland before becoming a founding member of ROHL. He is also an industry partner of ASID and is a, IDCEC credited (Interior Design Continuing Education) instructor, and an active member of executive coaching organization Vistage International. Lou serves the arts community in Southern California, including as Chair of the Board of Trustees at the Laguna Art Museum, and is an active mentor to the Business Students at California State University, Fullerton. 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