Cook New President at Broyhill

March 4, 2007  by in UnCategorized   

By Home Furnishings Business in Case Goods on March 2007 Jeff Cook has resigned his position of president and chief executive officer of case goods and occasional importer Magnussen Home Furnishings to become president of Furniture Brands International’s Broyhill Furniture division.

“We’re sad that Jeff is leaving our team and we are going to miss him,” said Magnussen Chairman Richard Magnussen in a statement on Cook’s leaving the company. “We wish him the very best in his new position. One of the greatest legacies that Jeff is leaving Magnussen Home is our strong management team. We have some of the industry’s strongest and most creative leaders and together we are well equipped to continue with our strategic plan for aggressive growth.”

Prior to joining Magnussen, Cook had been CEO of Sumter Cabinet Co. and held executive positions at Lea Inds., now part of La-Z-Boy Inc.