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March 14,
2011 by in UnCategorized 
By Home Furnishings Business in on March 15, 2011
John Clark has been appointed to the new position of regional vice president of sales for
Boyd Specialty Sleep and the companys accent furniture division.
In his new post, Clark is based in Winter Haven, Fla., and is responsible for sales and sales development in 10 southern states, in addition to western Pennsylvania. He reports to Dennis Boyd, company president.
John has a wide-ranging background with primary experience in the mattress and food industries, Boyd said. His expertise in marketing, sales and sales management will be very valuable to the further development of our southern region and the growth of our company overall.
Before joining Boyd, Clark was vice president of sales and marketing from 2009-2010 for Southern Dreams, a Miami-based mattress producer. He was also a sales and marketing executive for Paramount Bedding, the former Comfort Solutions/King Koil licensee in Norfolk, Va.
March 14,
2011 by in UnCategorized
By Home Furnishings Business in Executive Changes on March 15, 2011
Decorative frame supplier
Roma Moulding has named Tony Gareri chief executive officer.
Prior to his appointment, Gareri was vice president of sales and marketing and chief designer for the company.
As vice president of sales & marketing and chief designer at Roma Moulding, Tony Gareri has demonstrated outstanding leadership of the companys mission to ensure the independence and integrity of the standard-setting process, said John Gareri, chairman of Roma Moulding. His commitment, success and expertise in this area are unrivaled, and his appointment to the role of CEO is recognition of the positive impact he has had on our organization as a whole.
Gareri has more than 15 years of direct industry experience with the last five years in increasingly senior managerial roles. He will play a key role in positioning the company foundation to successfully meet the challenges of the industrys rapidly-changing economy.
March 14,
2011 by in UnCategorized
By Home Furnishings Business in Executive Changes on March 15, 2011
Jeremy Hoff has joined case goods furniture vendor A.R.T. Furniture as vice president of sales.
"Jeremy's background with Pulaski Furniture, Craftmaster Furniture, Universal Furniture and most recently as senior sales executive for Broyhill Furniture will help to strengthen A.R.T.'s selling and customer service efforts under the leadership of Senior Vice President-Sales and Marketing Bill Sibbick, along with Chris Stone," said A.R.T. CEO Ed Grund.
Hoff will be based at A.R.T.'s offices in High Point N.C. The Ontario, Calif.-based company has showrooms in High Point and World Market Center Las Vegas; and maintains warehouses in Tianjin, China, Ontario, Calif., and Clairmont N.C.
March 14,
2011 by in UnCategorized
By Home Furnishings Business in High Point on March 15, 2011
38 Special, the "wild eyed Southern boys of Rock," will headline High Point Furniture Market's Spring Stars Under the Stars concerts.
The concert series kicks off on Saturday, April 2, with BlackHawk, sponsored by Wells Fargo Capital Finance. BlackHawk is Henry Paul on guitar, mandolin and vocals, and Dave Robbins on keyboards and vocals. They, along with third founding member Van Stephenson, exploded onto the country music landscape in 1993 with their debut smash "Goodbye Says It All." With a dozen Top 10 hits including two number-one records to their credit and multi-platinum album sales that exceed 7 million records, they have carved out their own place in music history.
On Sunday, April 3, multi-platinum band 38 Special hits the stage with their unique Southern rock sound. After more than two decades together and over 20 million units sold, 38 Special still plays more than 100 cities a year. And at every show, audiences are blindsided by the explosive power of the band's performance. Their many Gold and Platinum album awards stand in testament to the endurance of a legendary powerhouse band. Most associate them with their arena-rock pop smashes, such as "Hold On Loosely," "Rockin' Into the Night," "Caught Up in You," and "Back Where You Belong."
Monday, April 4, features the funky-fresh band Sleeping Booty, bringing back their irresistible dance music. The band has opened for legendary groups such as Parliament, KC and the Sunshine Band, The B52s, Earth Wind & Fire, and Chicago.
"We have an amazing line-up of bands for the April Market, with something for every taste," said Brian Casey, president and CEO of the High Point Market Authority. "We're particularly pleased to have Wells Fargo Capital Finance join us as a sponsor for the BlackHawk event. With these terrific concerts, along with an abundance of complimentary food and drink options, our guests will find something for everyone while they are working here this Spring."
March 14,
2011 by in UnCategorized
By Home Furnishings Business in High Point on March 15, 2011
Three years after liquidating his furniture company, South Cone, and passing on the leadership of the Sustainable Furnishings Council the year after, Gerry Cooklin is back at High Point Furniture Market with a line of home accessories from his Amazon-region non-profit, PaTS.
PaTS (Partnerships and Technology for Sustainability) works to develop the inherent craft skills of the indigenous people of the Amazon to produce home accents and accessories for sale to consumers. PaTS will show table-top items and accent furniture in Market Square, space M-6055.
When my lifes path made it clear that I had to let go of my interests in the U.S. furniture industry back in 2008, it became very clear that my know-how had to focus in the work I started in the Amazon in 2001," said Cooklin, a native of Peru. "I strongly believe that the home furnishings industry will be an important player in the saving of the Amazon, and that the PaTS model is the best prototype out there to achieve just this.
Cooklin has dedicated the last two years to ensuring that PaTS, (which also means "Earth" in the language of the Amazon's Yanesha people) not only survived a tough economic times, but also re-invented itself with new product lines and visionary organizational strategies.
New product lines include two collections debuting at Market, Delgada and Artistic. PaTS also will show additions to its longtime Classic and Seating collections.
Cooklin, founding chairman of the Sustainable Furnishings Council and a longtime advocate of enlisting indigenous peoples' buy-in to protecting forest resources, said PaTS has a goal beyond selling product.
Any one dollar spent on purchasing a PaTS product, will have the maximum benefit to the sustainability of the Amazon than one dollar spent in any other product at market or donation to any Amazon conservation organization," Cooklin said. "We are adding further value to the trees of the indigenous community (The Yanesha) forests that we work with."
PaTS intends to distribute its product line through its own U.S. distribution organization in order to offer the products at a substantially lower price for U.S. consumers.