Windward’s sales team has further expanded with the addition of brand ambassadors Dave Ervin and Shaun Loewen. With sales experience that spans decades in the outdoor category, the new sales professionals will represent and grow Windward’s American-made casual furnishings’ presence at retail as well as within designer and commercial markets.
“We are excited to welcome Dave and Shaun to the Windward team,” says Charles Emmons, executive vice president of sales and marketing for Windward. “With their years of experience in the outdoor and designer segments, we feel confident our valued retailers, commercial partners, and prospective customers will be served with the highest possible level of passion and professionalism.”
Joining Windward to represent the North and South Carolina territory, Ervin brings 26 years of work experience in the casual furniture industry to the position. He has professionally represented a dozen lines featuring a variety of outdoor constructions including rattan, wicker, and accessories. Ervin is a member of the International Casual Furnishings Association, the International Amusement Park Industry Association and the Myrtle Beach Hospitality Association. He is a past president of the “Swing for the Kids” Children’s Charity.
“I am energized and excited about the opportunity to represent Windward,” Ervin says. “I love working for family-owned companies that put attention to detail in their products. Windward has many key elements that make their products superior to the competition; making them stand out above the rest.”
Loewen will represent Windward to dealers in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana in the Pacific Northwest as well as Canadian provinces of British Colombia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. He brings over a decade of experience in the outdoor category coupled with his long history of product line and retail management. He resides in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, (in the shadow of the Rocky Mountains) with his wife Jeannie, and their children Dawson, Audrey (twins), and Avalene.
“I am thrilled to grow a new region with Windward and be part of a vertically integrated company, with a passion for creating new and exciting products that excite people’s lives through design, comfort and function in and out of the home!” he says.
