Johnston New CFO at FBI

May 7, 2012  by in UnCategorized   

By Home Furnishings Business in on May 8, 2012 Furniture Brands International has named Vance Johnston senior vice president and CFO.

Effective May 18, Johnston will assume responsibilities from Steven Rolls, Furniture Brands' current CFO, who is resigning.

Johnston joined Furniture Brands in March 2010 and has since served as senior vice president, growth and transformation. He started his career at KPMG Peat Marwick and held corporate strategy roles at Burger King, OfficeMax and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. Prior to joining Furniture Brands he was CFO at Miami Jewish Health Systems.

"Vance has been instrumental in driving the operational improvements at the Company since he joined us over two years ago. His demonstrable contributions on the strategy front, as well in the real estate and financial planning and analysis areas have helped make us a more efficient organization," said FBI Chairman and CEO Ralph Scozzafava. "I am confident his track record of success will continue as he takes on this new role at Furniture Brands."