Akchin promoted to VP, COO at Fraenkel
By Furniture Today Staff -- Furniture Today, October 14, 2001
BATON ROUGE, La. — Furniture and bedding manufacturer and distributor Fraenkel Co. has promoted Brian Akchin to the new position of vice president and chief operating officer.
Akchin, who had been vice president of manufacturing, is now responsible for all furniture and mattress operations. He reports to Harvey Hoffman, chairman, president and chief executive officer.
"Brian has proven his ability time and again to get the job done," Hoffman said. "He started working in our warehouse, learned the mattress business from the ground up, and has a genuine understanding of our business and customers."
In related moves, Fraenkel also promoted James "Jimmy" Benton to vice president of operations for the Baton Rouge plant and gave additional furniture and bedding responsibilities to Bruce Bernatsky, vice president of operations for the company's Olive Branch, Miss., plant.
Benton and Bernatsky report to Akchin.
Additionally, the company named Jay Johnson, formerly vice president of purchasing, to the new post of vice president of product development, and named Jeff Magette, formerly merchandise manager for furniture in Baton Rouge, to the new post of director of replenishment.
Betty Spakes, formerly merchandise manager for furniture in Olive Branch, will now assist Johnson in product development and will be responsible for all showroom products.
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