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Hot Seat: Bob Maricich, World Market Center president and CEO
7/22/08 - Home Furnishings Business

During a long, successful tenure at the helm of Century Furniture, Bob Maricich always told people at some point he’d do something different. Did he ever! Maricich raised eyebrows and rattled a few North...

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Ed Grund
7/1/08 - Home Furnishings Business

Ed Grund’s been around the block and around the world in the furniture industry. After leaving Levitz Furniture and taking some time off, he went to China to launch a joint retail effort between Chinese...

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Hot Seat: Charlie Eitel
6/1/08 - Home Furnishings Business

If anyone deserves to be called an “industry leader” in bedding, it’s Charlie Eitel. The longtime chairman and CEO of Simmons Bedding Co., Eitel also assumed the duties of company president last year following...

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Ralph Scozzafava, Furniture Brands CEO and vice chairman
5/1/08 - Home Furnishings Business

At Furniture Brands International, the name Ralph Scozzafava has come to mean change. During an interview at the company’s Broyhill showroom during the High Point Market, the former Wrigley executive spoke...

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Bill Perdue and Gerry Cooklin
2/1/08 - Home Furnishings Business

Bill Perdue Before joining the American Home Furnishings Alliance (AHFA) five years ago, AHFA Vice President Bill Perdue was director of engineering at Pulaski, where he worked 11 years. He has 21 years...

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Michael Amini
7/5/07 - Home Furnishings Business

Michael Amini, founder and chief executive officer of Amini Innovation Corp., better known in the industry as AICO, brings a unique sense of lavish design to furniture that he’s also applied to items such...

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Kevin O’Connor: Samson Marketing President and Chief Executive Officer
4/11/07 - Home Furnishings Business

Kevin O’Connor is president and chief executive officer of Samson Marketing, the entity formed last year by its parent company, Chinese manufacturer Lacquer Craft, to oversee U.S. marketing and operations...

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Tom Mitchell
3/15/07 - Home Furnishings Business

Tom Mitchell is senior vice president for showroom and trade-show manager Merchandise Mart Properties Inc.’s High Point operations. MMPI didn’t invest in the market until almost eight years ago, but since...

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William Hsieh, Chairman of Lifestyle Enterprise
3/1/07 - Home Furnishings Business

Lifestyle Enterprise Chairman William Hsieh is shaking up High Point—and the worldwide furniture industry—with a brash style and a fierce determination to bring a new approach to the way furniture is marketed....

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Harvey Dondero
2/1/07 - Home Furnishings Business

After three decades in top roles at several high-profile home furnishings companies, Harvey Dondero left North Carolina in September for his hometown, Las Vegas, to take on a highly visible role as the...

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