The Adleta Corporation has announced Matt Hafer as president and David Whitehurst as executive vice president, following the announcement of John Sher’s retirement last week.
John Sher’s 44-year career with Adleta is the pinnacle of a career that began with Armstrong in 1973 with assignments in Pennsylvania, Oklahoma, San Francisco, and New York before moving to Little Rock, Arkansas where he worked for Gunn Supply and then William R. Moore. Moore was acquired by Adleta in 1980, and Sher began his advancement in leadership of the Adleta Corporation. Sher became President of Adleta in 2009 and led the growth of Adleta Corporation from $100 million to over $150 million through the launch of branded and private label products. The company says the greatest accomplishment of his career was working executing the transition of ownership from Dianne and Jack Adleta to an ESOP structure securing the success and continued employment of Adleta’s 110 employees. Sher will transition into the role of special advisor to the president where he can mentor the senior leadership team through 2025.
Matt Hafer became president effective October 9, 2024. He has been with Adleta for 27 years and has been in the flooring industry for 42 years. He began his career with Adleta as the manager of the builder division. He was promoted into product management in 1999 where he led the formation of Adleta’s wood flooring business. Hafer was later promoted to vice president of diversified products and then to senior vice president and general product manager.
David Whitehurst was promoted to executive vice president on October 9, 2024. He had a successful 20-year career with Armstrong Flooring before joining Adleta in 2017 as wood product manager. Whitehurst was quickly promoted to vice president of products and had most recently served as senior vice president of sales and marketing.
Additionally, Hafer and Whitehurst will be joining the board of directors of Adleta Corporation to assist in formulating strategic decisions. Jack Adleta, founder of the flooring business in 1973, will remain as CEO and chairman of the board.