FMG installs new officers, gives awards

Furniture Today Staff -- Furniture Today, May 21, 2012

HIGH POINT - Furniture Marketing Group announced new officers and its board of directors for 2012-2013 during the High Point Market.
     Officers are Oscar Miskelly of Miskelly Furniture, Jackson, Miss., president; David Koehler of Johnny Janosik, Laurel, Del., vice president; Billy Rippner of Compass Furniture, Elmwood, La., continuing as treasurer; and Larry Klaben, Morris Home Furnishings, Dayton, Ohio, chairman. The presidential term for the executive committee started May 1 and runs for two years.
     Joining the board this year is Lee Goodman, Jerome's, San Diego.
     More than 120 members and guests of the buying group attended the evening market meeting.
     FMG's primary consumer finance provider Wells Fargo Finance presented annual awards during the meeting to FMG members based on program participation and sales finance volume. Honorees were Bernie & Phyl's Furniture, Norton, Mass.; Marlo Furniture, Forestville, Md.; Miskelly; Crest Furniture, Dayton, N.J.; Goldstein's Furniture, Hermitage, Pa.; Bob Mills Furniture, Oklahoma City; Conlin's Furniture, Billings, Mont.; Furniture & ApplianceMart, Stevens Point, Wis.; John V. Schultz, Erie, Pa.; Olinde's Furniture, Baton Rouge, La.; and Walker's Furniture, Spokane,Wash.