IHA elects chairman of the board

The International Housewares Association, the Rosemont, Illinois-based trade group for the housewares industry, announced that Dave Elliott, general manager, KitchenAid Global Small Appliances has been elected IHA chairman of the board.

Elliott joined Whirlpool Corp. in February 2009. Whirlpool is the parent company of KitchenAid and the largest manufacturer of major and small appliances in the world. Before joining Whirlpool, he worked for Jarden Corp. from 1997 to 2009, where he was VP of global marketing with responsibility for personal comfort and wellness products. 

During his tenure at Jarden, Elliott also served as vice president, global marketing, for Sunbeam Appliances and as president of Sunbeam Canada. He began his career in 1990 with General Electric in Ontario, Canada, where he held various sales and marketing positions. He was re-elected to the board last year and also served as treasurer in 2013 to 2014.