May 20, 2010 (FinancialWire) — Select Comfort Corp. (NASDAQ: SCSS) has appointed Jean-Michel Valette as chairman of the firm’s board of directors.

Valette, who has been a member of Select Comfort’s board for more than 15 years, has served in executive and director roles for several companies across different industries.

Currently, Valette is the chairman of Peet’s Coffee and Tea, Inc. (NASDAQ: PEET), and a director on the board of The Boston Beer Co. (NYSE: SAM). Previously, Valette was the non-executive chairman of the Robert Mondavi Winery as well as the company’s president and managing director.

Minnesota-based Select Comfort designs, manufactures and markets a line of adjustable-firmness mattresses featuring air-chamber technology, branded the Sleep Number bed, as well as foundations and bedding accessories.

The company’s products are sold through its roughly 400 company-owned stores located across the United States; select bedding retailers; direct marketing operations; and online.

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