ELITE COMFORT SOLUTIONS LLC
CARTHAGE, MO

Chris Chrisafides has been Chief Executive Officer of Elite Comfort Solutions since January 2017. Prior to joining Elite Comfort Solutions, Chris led Dow Chemical Company’s $1.5B North American Polyurethanes business as Commercial Vice President, responsible for the growth, profitability, and strategy for the business, a role he held since 2011. Chris is a senior executive and has had a successful and progressive track record of building successful teams and delivering positive financial results. Over the past 25 years Chris has held global leadership roles of increasing responsibility in operations, sales and marketing, and general management, with companies such as Raytheon, Cookson Electronics and Rohm & Hass prior to joining Dow Chemical in 2008. Chris received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Massachusetts Lowell and his Master of Science Degree in Manufacturing Engineering Management from the University of Massachusetts. L. J. (Gerald) Baillargeon is Elite Comfort Solutions (ECS) Chief Financial Officer with responsibility for accounting, finance, procurement, and information technology. A results-oriented senior-level executive focused on strategy development, innovation, business growth and profitability. L. J. brings over twenty-five years of proven success managing complex and rapidly changing business environments, with expertise in analyzing business growth strategies, organizational redesign and cost optimization initiatives. L. J. has extensive experience with M&A initiatives on both the buy and sell sides, with success in achieving significant synergies through integration and upgrade of organization, processes, and systems. Prior to his role at ECS, L.J. was the CFO at Arsenal Capital Partner’s portfolio companies Solvaria and DG3 where he led the Financial, IT, HR and M&A strategy for the businesses. Prior public company CFO roles include Investor Communication Services, a subsidiary of ADP and Cunningham Graphics Int’l. He has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting and is a Certified Public Accountant. Pete Wallace is the President of Elite Comfort Solutions. He is the former founder and Chief Executive Officer of Elite Foam and has over thirty years of experience in the polyurethane foam industry. Prior to Elite Foam, he served as the EVP at Foamex and VP at Crain Industries. Darrell Nance is the President of National Accounts for Elite Comfort Solutions. Darrell has over thirty years of experience in the polyurethane foam industry including former founder and CEO of Pacific Urethanes, EVP at Foamex and VP at Crain Industries. Darrell has a Bachelor of Science Degree from Western Illinois University. Robert Sell is the Senior Vice President of Operations for Elite Comfort Solutions. He is responsible for the direct oversite of the company’s operations and works closely with the CEO and the President to execute on the company’s growth strategy. He has over ten years experience as an operations executive, in addition, he is a Six Sigma Blackbelt, previously leading and managing Six Sigma projects for General Electric and Black & Decker for six years. Prior to joining Elite Comfort Solutions, he held various executive operations positions at Artic Cat, Jacuzzi Group Worldwide, Amazon, C&D Technologies, Inc. and Black & Decker. He is a proud ten year veteran of the U.S. Navy where he supervised the safe operations and upkeep of U.S. Navy nuclear propulsion plants. During this time, he was awarded the 1993 USS New York City Sailor of the Year. Robert has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Management, Human Resources from The New School and attended the Naval Nuclear Power School./ Rita Pruscino is the Senior Vice President of Human Resources for Elite Comfort Solutions. Rita brings over twenty-five years of experience managing in complex, fast-paced business environments. Her experience spans several industries, making significant contributions in talent management, organizational design and performance optimization. Prior to joining Elite Comfort Solutions, Rita held various global leadership roles in companies such as LabCorp Inc., Perry Ellis International, Ralph Lauren Inc. and FINRA. Rita has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Management Science and an MBA, Human Resources. When thoughts start to turn to rest, your mattress and pillow are your choice destination. There is no better feeling than stretching out on a mattress with the perfect combination of firmness and cushioning. We know that same feeling, so we work hard to ensure that every mattress foam bedding product we produce delivers that same comfortable feeling - nap after nap, and night after night. In the bedding and furniture business, OEM’s, DTC’s and fabricators are interested in continuous advancement. Listening to our customers’ objectives and offering problem-solving solutions are what differentiates Elite Comfort Solutions from other core foam manufacturers. We are focused on providing you with your vision, your design, and your next big success! Provides great pressure relief and comfort across a wide range of temperatures Temperature & Pressure Additives maintain a comfort zone of support where weight is smoothly distributed while being able to repeatedly withstand high loads of pressure that would normally overload visco foam. This visco-gel hybrid provides a smooth transition from great pressure relief in the comfort zone (top 60% of compression) to greater support in the deep compression range (60-90% compression). The unique Surface Infused PCM technology incorporates the thermoregulation of phase change material into open-cell viscoelastic gel-foam technology, providing improved temperature regulation. Studies have demonstrated that the optimal skin temperature of a person that provides most comfortable and restful sleep is 87° to 90°F (30- 32°C). This temperature is maintained through the infinitely reversible phase change of the ThermaPhase™ material, as it can absorb or liberate heat when it is in contact with a body having a surface temperature higher or lower than the target temperature.