Joe Elmore Joins Master Design

March 9, 2006  by in UnCategorized   

By Home Furnishings Business in on March 2006 Sourcing and product development veteran Joe Elmore has joined case goods and occasional importer Master Design as executive vice president.

Elmore assumes management responsibility for all divisions other than operations and reports to Charles Lee, current president of Master Design, and president of parent company Test Rite USA.

Since October, Elmore has worked as a consultant coordinating activities among designers, trading companies and offshore furniture factories. Prior to that, he spent five years directing product development and sales for HomElegance.

At Master Design, Elmore will oversee all aspects of sales, marketing and product development, responsibilities previously held by former president Gene Hodges, who retired from the company last week.