Mark Hyland

Mark D. Hyland is a seasoned marketing and sales executive with over 20 years of experience. Mark has enjoyed success providing companies and brands with strong leadership, solid growth strategies, and successful implementation and execution within multiple channels of trade including special niche markets as well a big box/mass merchant channels.

In 2005, Mark was recruited by a private equity group, to lead Handi Quilter as their new President/CEO. Handi Quilter is the leader in marketing and manufacturing of mid-arm and long-arm quilting machines, gadgets, and accessories. During his current tenure, Handi Quilter has experienced rapid growth and has expanded domestically and internationally by utilizing technology and sound marketing strategies to provide Handi Quilter with new innovative products and energetic leadership in the highly competitive quilt and sewing markets.

Handi Quilter's corporate office and manufacturing is located in North Salt Lake, Utah (www.handiquilter.com) Mr. Hyland is married to Suzanne Michelle Hyland, a quilt artist and national educator, and has authored a book entitled; Help! I Married a Quilter which has sold 10,000 copies with all the authors proceeds going to various Quilting Charities.