Covington's Gilmartin retires
Mark Kahan steps in as president, CEO
By Carole Sloan -- Furniture Today, January 11, 2009
NEW YORK — Roger Gilmartin has retired as president and CEO of Covington Fabric & Design.
Gilmartin, whose association with Covington began in 1990 as a vendor, remains consultant to the company, said Mark Kahan who succeeds Gilmartin and president and CEO.
The Kahan family acquired the assets of Covington Holdings in March 2008.
“I'm 65 this year and it's time to devote more time to my wife and our activities,” said Gilmartin. “I leave behind a great team, committed ownership, some wonderful customers and vendors, and many very happy memories of this exciting period of my career. It's now time for a little less excitement.”
“We have a very strong plan for '09 going forward with many thanks to Roger, whose retirement came as a bit of a surprise,” Kahan said. “The new line introduced at Showtime (the High Point fabric show in December) was the most extensive in years and we had a great Showtime. Roger basically executed our plan and our inventories are full.”
Kahan added, “Roger is a legendary force in our business and has played a key role in building, maintaining and then restoring the Covington brand to preeminence. Not only has the business been revitalized and recapitalized under his leadership, Roger has overseen the introduction of the well-received new line Covington recently introduced into the marketplace.”
Kahan had been chairman of Covington.
Other executives include Tom Bruno, vice president of sales; Marion Murray, vice president, creative services and design, and John Severson, chief financial officer.
Steve Marrandino, formerly vice president, sales, contract and specialty products, has left the firm and “we will work out dividing his responsibilities,” said Kahan.
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Roger Gilmartin retires from Covington
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