Executive presence without the heat
Executive chairs with a mesh back, including the Ace with folding arms and the Lula medium back. For offices that want the proportions and adjustment of executive seating without the heat of a fully upholstered back.
The case for mesh at executive level
A director sitting at a desk all day has the same heat problem as anyone else, and bonded leather is the least breathable material in the range. Mesh removes that without dropping back to a standard task chair.
It also reads as more contemporary. In a modern office, a large leather executive chair can look dated in a way a mesh one does not.
What you trade
Formality. Leather executive chairs still carry a client facing boardroom better, and that is a legitimate reason to choose them.
And warmth, in a cold building, where fabric executive chairs sit between the two.
Folding arms are worth noticing
The Ace has arms that fold up, which lets the chair pull fully under a desk or table. In a smaller office or a room where the chair doubles as meeting seating, that is more useful than it sounds.