H. Thomas Bryant is the Chief Executive Officer and President of Tempur-Pedic International Inc. and a member of Tempur-Pedic International Inc.�s board of directors. Since joining the company in July 2001, he has served as Executive Vice President and President of North American Operations, and he was promoted to President in December 2004. In April 2006, he was promoted to the role of Chief Executive Officer and elected a member of the board of directors. From 1998 to 2001, Mr. Bryant was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Stairmaster Sports & Medical Products, Inc. From 1989 to 1997, Mr. Bryant served in various senior management positions at Dunlop Maxfli Sports Corporation, most recently as President. Prior to that, Mr. Bryant spent 13 years in various management positions at Johnson & Johnson. Mr. Bryant received his B.S. degree from Georgia Southern University. |