On July 17, 2023, Mohawk Industries, Inc. announced that Wim Messiaen, who has served for the past five years as Chief Executive Officer of the corrugated packaging division of VPK Group, will join the Company on October 16, 2023, following the completion of his contractual notice, and will succeed Bernard Thiers as president of the Company?s Flooring Rest of the World segment effective February 1, 2024. Mr. Thiers will continue in a senior advisory role after February 1, 2024, to ensure a successful transition of the business and its strategies. For the past five years, Mr. Messiaen has served as CEO of the corrugated packaging division of VPK Group.

Prior to that, he worked for sixteen years with Etex, a leading global building materials company, where his last position was division manager of Roofing - Central and Eastern Europe. Earlier, Mr. Messiaen served as managing director of Domo Group?s contract carpet tile division. Since 2009, Mr. Thiers has led Mohawk?s Flooring Rest of the World segment.

He dramatically expanded the business into new geographies and product categories while developing a talented leadership team. Under Mr. Thiers? leadership, the business executed multiple transformational acquisitions, including IVC Group in Europe and Godfrey Hirst, the flooring business in Australia and New Zealand.

He built the panels and insulation businesses into industry leaders both through organic growth and acquisitions. Mr. Thiers? focus on product innovation led to the creation of breakthrough innovations in flooring, resulting in a leading patent portfolio and licensing business.