CALHOUN, Ga.—Jim Breibach has joined Rizzy Home as vice president of textiles, a new position. He reports to Mark Ferullo, vice president, and started Apr. 1.

 A seasoned multifaceted purchasing professional, Breibach comes to Rizzy from Quality Procurement Group, where he was director of purchasing. Other previous positions include vice president, senior buyer and ecommerce merchant.

Sheila Altenstadter, Rizzy’s director of textiles, will be concentrating more on sales, said Ferullo.

UPPER SADDLE RIVER, N.J.-The De’Longhi Group has named Jim Foster vice president of U.S. sales.

In his new post, Foster is responsible for sales in the United States, fostering the company’s continued growth by building channel-appropriate retailer plans. He reports to Mike Prager, president and CEO of De’Longhi North America, and has succeeded Ken Kaprowski, who has left the company.

WILLOWBROOK, Ill.-Comfort Solutions has appointed David Wachendorfer to vice president of business development for the Midwest region, and Thomas Sliwa to brand development manager.

Wachendorfer, who reports to company President and Chief Operating Officer Dave Roberts, is responsible for sales to new and existing retail accounts in that region. Before joining Comfort Solutions, he served as vice president of sales development and retail training at Tempur-Pedic.

Newell, W.Va.–Elizabeth McIlvain, a fourth-generation owner of the Homer Laughlin China Company, which makes Fiesta ware, was appointed president of the 142-year-old privately owned business. She will succeed her brother, Joseph Wells III, who worked at Homer Laughlin for 50 years.

In her new position, McIlvain will oversee all operations of the company’s retail and commercial divisions, as well as Hall China, which was acquired by Homer Laughlin in 2010.