J.R. Gfesser of Trendler Inc. in Chicago Moves to Chairman of the Board.

Furniture World Magazine

New directors serving one-year terms are Buster Mann, Hickory Springs Manufacturing, Hickory, N.C.; Bill Richardson, Blue Ridge Solvents & Coatings, Henry, Va.; and Terry Tysinger, Valspar, High Point. New directors serving two-year terms include Cathie Huber, Adhesives Research Inc., Glen Rock, Pa.; Ray Shufelt, Top Supplies, High Point; Ken Smith, BDO Seidman, High Point; and Jeff Smith, Ferrari America, High Point. New directors serving three-year terms are Trela Hendrix, Supreme Foam, High Point; Michael Long, Synthetic Industries, Chattanooga, Tenn.; Edward Massood, MGM Transport, High Point; Terry O’Connor, SENCO Products, Cincinnati; and Jim McClellan, Franklin International, Columbus, Ohio. The American Furniture Manufacturers Association is headquartered in High Point, N.C. – the furniture capital of the world – and represents more than 200 leading U.S. furniture manufacturers and an additional 250 suppliers to the industry.