LINWOOD, Pa. -- Foamex International Inc. announced that Virginia A. Kamsky, chairman of the board of Kamsky Associates Inc., has been elected to the Foamex board of directors.

Kamsky is the founder, CEO and chairman of the board of Kamsky Associates, a New York- and Beijing-based consulting firm focused on strategic business and financial initiatives in China. She is a member of the Counsel on Foreign Relations and a director of the National Committee on US-China Relations. Previously, Kamsky served on the board of trustees of Princeton University and currently serves as a member of the University of Richmond board of trustees.