ANDERSON, SC --  Pat O'Farrell has been named Canadian sales manager for Orian Rugs, a new position.

O'Farrell will report directly to Paul Sullivan, Orian's senior vice president of sales and marketing. He will be headquartered in Cambridge, Ontario.

Most recently, O'Farrell was with Brooks Industries where he served as  Canadian sales manager.  Earlier, O'Farrell was with Hellenic Rug Imports in Canada.

"O'Farrell has over 30 years of expertise in the textile industry and he knows the major players that can contribute to the growth of Orian's presence in Canada,€VbCrLf said Sullivan.
 
 "Orian Rugs offers the Canadian retailer a tremendous alternative in machine made woven area rugs. Orian Rugs will bring to the Canadian retailer a new choice of incredible values, great designs and fashion forward colors that will meet the Canadian consumer's home fashion needs," Sullivan said. 

Orian Rugs, founded in 1979,  is a  vertically-integrated
U. S. manufacturer of synthetic woven area rugs and scatter rugs. All of Orian's yarn and rug production facilities are contained within a  550,000 sq. ft. facility  in Anderson, SC. 

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