Design Within Reach CFO Resigns

July 24, 2006  by in UnCategorized   

By Home Furnishings Business in on July 2006 Ken La Honta has resigned his position as chief financial officer of contemporary furnishings and accessories retailer Design Within Reach. San Francisco-based DWR currently is searching for a new CFO, and expects to announce La Honta’s replacement soon.

La Honta plans to stay in his position through the filing of the quarterly Form 10-Q or Sept. 1, whichever comes sooner. He will work with Peter Kruglinski, controller and vice president of finance, to facilitate a smooth transition. Kruglinski joined Design Within Reach to help strengthen the company’s finance, accounting, external reporting, tax, treasury and investor relations departments, as well as the company’s fulfillment center operations.

“I want to thank Ken for his hard work,” said Ray Brunner, president and chief executive officer of Design Within Reach. “We appreciate his willingness to stay on through August to work with Peter and complete the filing of our quarterly Form 10-Q, and we wish Ken well in the future. A search for his successor is well underway.”