Welcome to our weekly roundup of worker comings and goings and different people-related information throughout the house furnishings trade. Right here’s the most recent:
Swavelle/Mill Creek Fabrics veteran Richard Hanfling handed away Dec. 6.
Hanfling joined the Swavelle firm in 1989 and was instrumental in establishing the Mill Creek division. In 2005, he was appointed president of the corporate.
“It was Richard’s enthusiasm and integrity that really set him aside,” mentioned Alan Halpern, Swavelle’s retired CFO. “To him, textiles had been excess of mere merchandise; they provided a possibility to expertise the fantastic, emotional advantages derived from adorning one’s residence in stunning material.”
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Invoice Winsor, chairman emeritus of Dallas Market Center and the market’s longtime former president and CEO, died on Dec. 12 following a short sickness. He was 78.
Winsor served as president and CEO of Dallas Market Middle from 1993-2015. He was named chairman emeritus in 2015 and remained energetic within the enterprise.
“To sum up his profession and repair to our enterprise, exhibitors, prospects and workers is nearly unimaginable,” mentioned Cindy Morris, Dallas Market Middle CEO and president. “He can be the primary to offer credit score to others, however Invoice’s management, concepts and regular assist reshaped our enterprise. In actual fact, his steering not solely cast Dallas Market Middle’s popularity and place globally, however he served as a mentor to many people. I used to be lucky to work alongside him for greater than 30 years.”
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Furniture industry veteran Ben Radoll is the new vice president of nationwide gross sales for Adriana Hoyos, a high-end furnishings designer and provider.
Radoll most not too long ago comes from high-end furnishings producer EJ Victor, the place he served as senior vp of gross sales and advertising and marketing for almost a yr. Previous to that, he labored at Klaussner Furnishings – first as vp of case items and fabric after which as senior vp of case items and bedding – for 2 years till the corporate’s chapter in August 2023.
His different furnishings trade expertise embody tenures at Stickley, Broyhill, Heritage Residence as vp of gross sales, Furnishings Manufacturers as director of gross sales, and an almost eight years at Common Furnishings as a gross sales rep.
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