ISFD renames annual student scholarship program Tom Conley Scholarship
Dec. 14, 2022, High Point, NC— In honor of Tom Conley’s dedication to the home furnishings industry the International Society of Furniture Designers’ (ISFD) is …
Category: Leadership
Otis Sawyer to retire as president, La-Z-Boy Portfolio Brands
TJ Linz, president of La-Z-Boy retail, will assume Sawyer’s responsibilities next spring MONROE, Mich. — La-Z-Boy announced this week that Otis Sawyer, a 29-year company …
Universal Furniture promotes MacKenzie, Lookabill to senior management positions
HIGH POINT — Full-line furniture manufacturer Universal Furniture has named Neil MacKenzie and Shannon Lookabill to the company’s senior management team effective Jan. 1. MacKenzie, …
AHFA honors Gat Caperton with Distinguished Service Award
HIGH POINT – The American Home Furnishings Alliance has awarded its highest honor, the Distinguished Service Award, to manufacturer and environmentalist William Gaston “Gat” Caperton …
Johnston Casuals CEO Joe Johnston elected chair of AHFA board of directors
HIGH POINT — The American Home Furnishings Alliance announced Friday that Joe Johnston, chief executive officer of Johnston Casuals Furniture, has been elected as 2023 …
Former Lane CEO Todd Evans reaches out to terminated United/Lane employees
Email shares both gratitude and condolences to workers who lost their jobs in sudden Nov. 21 mass layoff TUPELO, Miss. — In what appear to …
Being your best means committing to who you really are
We begin life being all that we are. We don’t know otherwise. We respond as best we can to each moment that passes. We learn, we make mistakes, …
Therapedic International’s decades of management experience help its customers succeed
PRINCETON, N.J. — When a business has been around more than 50 years — in this case 65 this year — it begs the question …
Retirements result in closure of some family-owned furniture stores
After many years of operation, owners close their doors as family members don’t wish to remain in the business HIGH POINT — Industry retirements have …
Jonathan Landis joins CDI Furniture’s contract division as director, product development
LAKE ZURICH, Ill. – Industry retail veteran Jonathan Landis has joined Canadian-based furniture design firm and industry supplier CDI Furniture as director, product development for …
