Boe signs on as new Beaulieu Residential president

DALTON, Ga. -– Well-known flooring industry executive Ralph J. Boe has assumed the reins as president of the Beaulieu residential division. Boe, who has oversight responsibility for all aspects of his division -- including both hard and soft surfaces, and raw materials – succeeds Piet Dossche in the job.

A physical chemist, with a Ph.D. from the University of Maryland, Boe spent 15 years with IE DuPont Co. in fiber-related businesses before leaving to become chief operating officer of Horizon Industries in 1984. When Horizon was sold to Mohawk Industries in 1992, Boe joined Diamond Rug and Carpet Mills as president.