Outdoor furniture manufacturer Summer Classics has hired Leslie Temples as senior vice president of the contract division. Temples has more than 30 years of experience as a sales and marketing executive in the hospitality and contract industry. Through her own company, she offered business development services to FF&E manufacturers specializing in the hospitality industry. Before forming her company, Temples served as vice president of sales and marketing for Shaw Industries, where she developed and launched a hospitality division for the carpet company.