Skipper Holliman President at Lane; Tom Foy to Oversee HDM

August 28, 2007  by in UnCategorized   

By Home Furnishings Business in on August 2007 Furniture Brands International, St. Louis, announced today that William (Skipper) Holliman has been named president of Lane Furniture Inds.; and that Tom Foy will oversee operations at its high-end HDM Furniture Inds. division on an interim basis in the wake of Jeff Young’s resignation as HDM’s president and CEO.

Holliman and Foy report to Ralph P. Scozzafava, FBI’s vice chairman and chief executive officer designate.

Holliman has served Lane in various positions of increasing responsibility, including roles in production planning and quality control, as a plant manager, as vice president of sales and marketing, and most recently as executive vice president, supply chain. Foy, FBI’s president and chief operating officer, had been running Lane since 2005 following the departure of Randy Spak as president.

“I am pleased that Skipper has agreed to take on these additional responsibilities,” Scozzafava said in a release. “He has vast experience in our industry, he is well-respected throughout the company, and he enjoys outstanding relationships with our key suppliers and customers. We look forward to the many contributions we know he will continue to bring to Furniture Brands.”

Foy continues as FBI’s president and chief operating officer in addition to his interim responsibilities at HDM.

“Tom has served in a number of management capacities at Lane, Broyhill, and Furniture Brands in recent years,” Scozzafava said. “I know HDM will benefit from his experience and oversight.”

FBI will begin searching for Young’s permanent replacement, evaluating internal and external candidates.

In commenting on Young’s resignation, Scozzafava said, “We appreciate Jeff’s efforts on behalf of the HDM companies since he joined us in April 2002, and we all wish him well.”