Executive Officers

Ralph P. Scozzafava

Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer

Ralph P. Scozzafava joined Furniture Brands in 2007 where he currently serves as the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer.  Prior to Furniture Brands, Mr. Scozzafava worked for the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company, where he held several executive positions, including:  Vice President, Worldwide Commerical Operations and Vice President and Managing Director, North America/Pacific.

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Jon D. Botsford

Senior Vice President and General Counsel

Jon D. Botsford has been the Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Furniture Brands since 2008.  Prior to joining Furniture Brands, Mr. Botsford worked for Steelcase, Inc. for more than 20 years, including serving as Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary.

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Raymond J. Johnson

Senior Vice President of Global Supply Chain

Raymond J. Johnson has been the Senior Vice President, Global Supply Chain since 2009.  Prior to Furniture Brands, he worked for Newell Rubbermaid, Inc., in positions including President, Global Manufacturing and Supply Chain and Group Vice President, Manufacturing.  Mr. Johnson has also worked for General Products Division, a Business Unit of Eaton Corporation; True Temper Sports, Inc.; Technimark, Inc. and The Black and Decker Corporation.

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Steven G. Rolls

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Steven G. Rolls has been the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since 2008.  Prior to Furniture Brands, Mr. Rolls was the Chief Financial Officer of Global Energy, Inc., a privately held environmental technology company.  Mr. Rolls also worked for Convergys Corporation as the Executive Vice President of the Customer Management Group.

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Mary E. Sweetman

Senior Vice President of Human Resources

Mary E. Sweetman has been Senior Vice Resident, Human Resources since 2007. She joined Furniture Brands as Vice President, Human Resources. Prior to Furniture Brands, Ms. Sweetman worked for Monsanto Company for more than 14 years, most recently as Vice President of Human Resources, International.

 

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Vance C. Johnston

Senior Vice President of Growth and Transformation

Vance C. Johnston has been Senior Vice President of Growth and Transformation since 2010.  Prior to joining Furniture Brands, Mr. Johnston held senior corporate strategy and business development roles including Vice President, Corporate Strategy at Royal Caribbean; Vice President Corporate Strategy and Development at OfficeMax and Vice President, Operations, Services and Programs at Burger King.

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Daniel R. Bradley

President of Designer Brands Group

Daniel R. Bradley has been President of the Furniture Brands Designer Group since 2007.  Prior to joining Furniture Brands, Mr. Bradley was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Ferguson, Copeland, LTD and President of Baker Knapp & Tubbs.  Mr. Bradley also held various positions with Henredon, including Vice President/General Manager, CaseGoods Division.

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Mark E. Stephens

President of Broyhill Furniture Industries, Inc.

Mark Stephens has been President of Broyhill Furniture Industries, Inc., since 2011.  Before that he was the Vice President, Sales and Marketing for Broyhill and Vice President, Customer Marketing and Category Management for Furniture Brands.  Before coming to Furniture Brands, Mr. Stephens worked for Rollins, Inc., in various positions including Assistant Division Vice President.  Prior to this, Mr. Stephens held various marketing and sales positions at Nova Information Systems, Inc. and Campbell Soup Company.

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Gregory P. Roy

President of Lane Furniture Industries, Inc.

Gregory P. Roy has been the President of Lane Furniture Industries, Inc., since 2009.  Mr. Roy has worked for Lane Furniture for 20 years and has held positions of increasing responsibility, with the most recent position, Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing.

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Edward D. Teplitz

President of Thomasville Furniture Industries, Inc.

Edward D. Teplitz has been the President of Thomasville Furniture Industries, Inc., since 2007.  Prior to joining Thomasville, Mr. Teplitz served in various positions within Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc. including Vice President, Retail Division, and Executive Vice President of Ethan Allen Retail Inc.  Prior to this, Mr. Teplitz was an Ethan Allen licensee and worked in the corporate finance department of E.F. Hutton & Company and FLIC (USA), Inc.

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Richard R. Isaak

Controller and Chief Accounting Officer

Richard R. Isaak has been the Controller and Chief Accounting Officer since 2007. Prior to this, Mr. Isaak worked for Panera Bread Company, most recently serving as Vice President, Controller, and Chief Accounting Officer. Prior to this, Mr. Isaak was an auditor with Ernst & Young LLP.

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