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Hanly to direct FBI media relations

Furniture Today Staff -- Furniture Today, May 19, 2011

Hanly HanlyST LOUIS — Furniture Brands International has promoted Lisa Hanly to director of media relations, a new position.

Hanly has been with the company since 2009 as a marketing executive and most recently was senior brand manager for Broyhill Furniture. Before joining Furniture Brands, she was director of marketing at shoes.com and was a brand director for Brown Shoe Co.

The promotion occurred soon after the departure of John Hastings, who was Furniture Brands' vice president of communications and investor relations since 2008. Details about Hasting's departure were not immediately available.

Hanly will handle media and public relations, brand partnerships and communications for various Furniture Brands initiatives. She reports to Jim Brenner, Furniture Brands chief marketing officer.

In a related announcement, Furniture Brands said Chief Financial Officer Steven Rolls will handle investor relations, a task formerly handled by Hastings. Furniture Brands International is the parent company of Broyhill, Lane, Thomasville, Drexel Heritage, Henredon, Pearson, Hickory Chair, Lane Venture and Maitland- Smith.

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