Global flooring manufacturer Tarkett announced a new addition to its Commercial Strategy and Development team, welcoming Antonio Bucca as senior director, product management, soft surface.

Having been with Tarkett in different capacities since 2013, Bucca has long been a key leader within Tarkett Commercial—most recently as senior director of sales operations. 

In his new role, Bucca will leverage his in-depth understanding of Tarkett customers, commercial strategy and operational excellence to lead the team in developing and executing product strategies that will drive growth, innovation and increase customer satisfaction.

“With Antonio’s proven track record of empowering sales teams to operate more efficiently and effectively—consistently driving impact—we look forward to watching the significance he will bring to his new role,” said Michael Mathews, senior vice president, commercial strategy and development for Tarkett.

Bucca is currently pursuing an Executive MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

Replacing Bucca in his previous role as senior director of sales operations is Melinda Rutledge, who has served the last two years at Tarkett as the senior director of operations excellence.

In this new role, Rutledge will be responsible for driving growth in sales productivity and revenue. She will lead the sales operations team, handling both strategic and tactical functions, as well as identifying solutions, tools and systems to simplify and automate sales processes.

Rutledge brings over 20 years of experience driving operational excellence, performance analytics and continuous improvement across global manufacturing organizations. She holds a Six Sigma Black Belt certification and has a proven record of delivering sustained improvements in safety, service and cost through structured, people-centric change management.

To learn more about Tarkett, visit tarkett.com.