Our Team

Jose Laparte

President
At Whalen, our passion is designing and manufacturing furniture of the finest quality, allowing us to become the strategic partner our customer needs for their stores and e-commerce channels.

Alba Wylie

Executive Vice President of Operations
Alba, alongside Ken Whalen, the founder, created a family environment that continues to thrive today. As EVP of Operations, she believes People, Processes and Systems are the key to success.

Chris Neill

Executive Vice President of Asian Operations
Our goal is to be the premier supplier to our customers through a disciplined approach to quality, aesthetic and scalability.

Tom Pierce

Vice President of Operations
Tom joined Whalen in 2016 as Vice President of Operations focusing on developing transformative solutions that maximize efficiency while providing goods and services to fulfill customer needs.

Kurt Berlin

Vice President of Design and Marketing
Our product vision is driven by the creative nature of our experienced furniture designers and is fully executed into the world with our first-class marketing core.

Tom Pierce

Vice President of Operations
Tom joined Whalen in 2016 as Vice President of Operations focusing on developing transformative solutions that maximize efficiency while providing goods and services to fulfill customer needs.

Chris Neil

Executive Vice President of Asian Operations
Our goal is to be the premier supplier to our customers through a disciplined approach to quality, aesthetic and scalability.

Jose Laparte

President
At Whalen, our passion is designing and manufacturing furniture of the finest quality, allowing us to become the strategic partner our customer needs for their stores and e-commerce channels.

Alba Wylie

Executive Vice President of Operations
Alba, alongside Ken Whalen, the founder, created a family environment that continues to thrive today. As EVP of Operations, she believes People, Processes and Systems are the key to success.

Kurt Berlin

Vice President of Design and Marketing
Our product vision is driven by the creative nature of our experienced furniture designers and is fully executed into the world with our first-class marketing core.