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Faegre Drinker Announces Gina Kastel as Successor Chair

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Thursday, November 17, 2022
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MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Faegre Drinker announces today that Gina Kastel has been selected by the firm's board as the next chair. Effective April 1, 2023, Kastel will succeed Tom Froehle and Andrew Kassner, who have served as co-chairs of the firm since the combination of Drinker Biddle & Reath and Faegre Baker Daniels formed Faegre Drinker in February 2020

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  • Kastel has served as board member, integration partner and on the executive leadership team
    MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Faegre Drinker announces today that Gina Kastel has been selected by the firm's board as the next chair.
  • Previously, she served as Faegre Baker Daniels' vice chair and chief operating partner and a member of the firm's management board and executive committee.
  • "I am honored to serve Faegre Drinker and our clients in this important role and look forward to working with Tom and Andy during this transition," says Kastel.
  • Kastel, who is based in Faegre Drinker's Minneapolis office, started her legal career in 1999 at Faegre & Benson, a predecessor firm to Faegre Drinker.

Stressless® debuts commemorative Royal recliner to celebrate 50th anniversary

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Tuesday, April 19, 2022
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SOMERSET, N.J., April 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Stressless®, long known for its innovation and craftsmanship, as well as its minimalist Scandinavian style, is launching its redesigned classic Stressless Royal recliner in celebration of "50 Years of Stressless." The recliner is now available in North America. By reimagining a true classic, Stressless is commemorating a half-century of balanced comfort. That's five decades of Norwegian design built on an ingenious blend of artisanship and innovation. Over 10 million Stressless seats have been sold since 1971.

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  • "Together, human insight and advanced robotics have created a product that's the most comfortable furniture on Earththe Stressless recliner."
  • In 2021, the 50th anniversary year, Stressless recorded the highest annual sales in the company's history, according to Kastel.
  • The Stressless brand has evolved over 50 yearslaunching the first Stressless recliner in 1971 and introducing sofas in 1993.
  • The longest selling model in the Stressless collection, the Stressless Royal was originally introduced in 1981.