Tarkett Distributor Diamond W President Announces Retirement

Solon, Ohio --After 18 years of service to the company and nearly 50 years in the flooring industry, Mike Klingele will retire from his role as president of Diamond W., effective December 31, 2019. Diamond W. is a flooring distributor located in City of Industry, Calif., and distributes Tarkett residential and commercial resilient products.

Klingele began his career in the flooring industry immediately out of college, joining Congoleum, a major resilient manufacturer, as a factory sales representative. Two years later, he joined LD Brinkman, a leading flooring distributor, where he remained for the next 28 years in a variety of positions that took him to Chicago, Dallas and, eventually, California.