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Blueair hires Tony Ritter to lead industrial, professional & commercial sales channels

Blueair, Inc. has hired veteran floor care industry professional, Tony Ritter, as executive director of professional sales. Ritter will oversee efforts in the commercial, industrial and professional sales channels at Blueair and will report to Executive Vice President Chan Tinkle.

Most recently, Ritter was director of national sales at Thorne Electric for the past four years. Prior to Thorne Electric, Ritter spent 30 years at Electrolux Home Care Products where he held several executive positions including his last position as vice president of field sales.

“I am honored to be part of a hard working and dedicated team such as Blueair,” said Ritter. “My background in the floor care industry leaves me confident that I can help build the Blueair name into untapped channels including the commercial, industrial and professional settings.”

Blueair Inc. is a subsidiary of Blueair AB, one of the world’s leading suppliers of residential air purifiers. Established in 1996, the company is now in its 11th year of delivering air purification systems. Blueair’s line of eco-friendly air purifiers, are available at specialty and retail stores across the United States and Canada as well as in Asia, Europe, the Middle East and in Australia.

See www.blueair.com for more information or call 1-888-Blueair.

Reprinted from Floor Care Professional, December 2007