Tartamella To Oversee Sea Gull Lighting and Monte Carlo Fan Co. Brands

Generation Brands (Cary, N.C.): Jeffrey Tartamella was appointed president of the Sea Gull Lighting Products business unit, overseeing the Sea Gull Lighting and Monte Carlo Fan Company brands. Most recently, Tartamella was president of Home Decor Innovations, a $160 million business owned by a private-equity firm until it was sold to a strategic acquirer in late 2007. Prior to that role, Tartamella spent six years at Stanley Works in increasingly senior roles in product management, marketing, and sales, culminating as president — Home Decor Division. Previous to Stanley, Tartamella spent 13 years at Black & Decker Corp. Tartamella started his career at Eaton Corp.