Galbraith to head Orem's Mity Inc.

Mity Inc., an Orem-based manufacturer of highly durable banquet, meeting, event and dining furniture, including its flagship MityLite brand, has named Christopher Galbraith as president. For the past three years, Galbraith has been the chief operating officer at Mity.

“Christopher has demonstrated tremendous leadership qualities since joining the Mity executive team,” said Bart deBie, managing director of Prospect Capital Corp., parent company of Mity. “We’re confident he can lead this organization in a positive direction as we continue to grow and serve our global markets.”{mprestriction ids="1,3"}

In his role as COO, Galbraith oversaw the business operation of engineering, manufacturing, supply chain and quality improvement. As president, he will manage all internal departments and guide their efforts to create meaningful products that deliver significant value for MITY customers, Mity said in a press statement.

“I plan to continue our focus on the customer by listening to their feedback, so we can deliver products that truly fit their needs,” said Galbraith. “I have an interest in modernizing the organization to improve our processes in ways that benefit our customers while creating products that fit our brand objectives.”

Before joining Mity, Galbraith was executive director of strategy for Sealed Air Corp., a Fortune 500 manufacturing operation. He holds a master’s degree in business from Harvard Business School and a bachelor’s degree from BYU-Idaho. {/mprestriction}