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Pictured Clockwise from prime left: Aaron Fenske, Scott Kahan, Jill Johnson, Zoe Wong and Jay Anna Mize.
5 rising stars inside the residence furnishings {industry} shall be acknowledged with the celebrated Paul Broyhill Chief
Award throughout a reception on Thursday, April 24, on the spring Excessive Level Market. The award is given by the American
Dwelling Furnishings Corridor of Fame to: Aaron Fenske, Vice President of Sourcing for Ashley Furnishings Inds.; Jill Johnson,
Vice President of Tempur-Pedic Model Administration; Scott Kahan, Director of Product for Regal Materials;
Jay Anna Mize, Vice President of Advisory + Partnerships for Vogue Snoops; and Zoe Wong, Govt
Director, Normal Supervisor of Worldwide Markets for Manwah Holdings.
“At our core, the Corridor of Fame is about inspiring and mentoring the following era. The Paul Broyhill Chief
Award is likely one of the key ways in which we do that, says Satya Tiwari, president of the Board of Administrators.
“Every of the 5 rising leaders properly deserves this {industry} recognition and encouragement. They’re
making a mark on their firms by means of the excellence and achievement wanted to maneuver to the following
degree.”
The Paul Broyhill Leaders Award is given yearly to 5 rising leaders by his son, Hunt Broyhill.
Named after one of many {industry}’s main households and an organization that lengthy targeted on govt coaching, the
award symbolizes the passing of management to new generations.
Every honoree is underneath 40 years of age and chosen for his or her management, private development, communications expertise and
dedication to the higher residence furnishings {industry}. Hosted by AndMore and open to the {industry}, the ceremony is at
5:30 pm on the Corridor of Fame, 311 S. Hamilton. Recipients will obtain an engraved crystal bowl, framed
certificates, the printed “Oral Historical past of Paul Hunt Broyhill” and membership within the Leaders Circle
of the Corridor of Fame.
Following the presentation, the Paul Broyhill Leaders take part in an inspiring dialogue led by Furnishings At present
Founder Steve Pond over dinner, bringing collectively the honorees with 5 inducted members of the Corridor of Fame. It’s
a grasp’s class setting designed to foster a real alternate of recent views balanced by the knowledge and
expertise of those that have acquired the {industry}’s most prestigious honor.
This yr’s Paul Broyhill Leaders are:
- Aaron Fenske, Vice President of Sourcing for Ashley Furnishings Inds., oversees world sourcing
operations throughout eight Southeast Asian international locations. This consists of the strategic implementation
of the corporate’s Sourcing Blueprint for robust provider partnerships, capabilities enhancement and ongoing
recruitment of recent expertise. Fenske started his profession with Ashley in 2012 in Asia, the place he labored as undertaking
supervisor earlier than shortly advancing by means of a number of management positions. He has established
world requirements for sourcing, unifying operations and aligning methods to make sure constant high quality and
organizational excellence. 83
- Jill Johnson, Vice President of Tempur-Pedic Model Administration, is liable for defining and
executing model technique, guiding profit-and-loss outcomes through pricing and promotions, and main product
technique, visible id and merchandising. She joined Tempur 14 years in the past as a junior engineer earlier than turning into
Model Supervisor of Sealy after which Director of the Stearns & Foster and Tempur-Pedic manufacturers.
Throughout her tenure, Tempur-Pedic has been awarded ten J.D. Energy awards for prime mattress model — making it
probably the most awarded model in J.D. Energy historical past. 83
- Scott Kahan, Director of Product for Regal Materials, leads product growth, works with key
prospects and specialty retailers, and manages worldwide vendor relationships. He additionally has directed the
implementation of a brand new digital printing initiative, performed a key position within the acquisition of Diversitex Dwelling,
and developed Kindred, a brand new line targeted on sustainable materials. A former software program gross sales govt, Kahan has
launched and carried out applied sciences to streamline the product growth course of and to achieve past its
conventional buyer base.
- Jay Anna Mize, Vice President of Advisory + Partnerships for Vogue Snoops, is
an modern strategist and model developer. She constructed the Dwelling + Life-style division for the worldwide
style pattern forecasting firm and formed product growth forecasts throughout 15 market classes, with a
concentrate on furnishings, gentle items and décor. Recognized for her mastery of shopper habits and the flexibility to
narrate the “why” behind adjustments within the design panorama, Mize is a pivotal drive in figuring out and
driving key style developments. 83
- Zoe Wong, Govt Director, Normal Supervisor of Worldwide Markets for Manwah Holdings, is
liable for the export enterprise by directing technique, operations and development which generates greater than $1
billion in gross sales yearly. She began working within the household retail enterprise as a teen and was appointed to
the Manwah Holdings board of administrators in 2015 on the age of 28. A talented communicator, Wong has a deep ardour
for the house furnishings {industry} and the position it performs in bettering individuals’s lives.
About The American Dwelling Furnishings Corridor of Fame Basis, Inc.
The American Dwelling Furnishings Corridor of Fame Basis, Inc., is an industry-wide group based to protect its
historical past, to have a good time distinctive people who’ve made extraordinary contributions to the U.S. residence furnishings
{industry}, to encourage the following era of modern leaders and to have interaction the group with the
world of residence furnishings. Our new residence, which opened in April 2023, is a logo of the Dwelling Furnishings Capital of
the World™ the place the {industry} gathers, the place we honor our leaders and inform our tales, and the place we study
by means of reveals, seminars and audio system. As a 501(c)3 nonprofit group, funds assist our historical past and
management programming. The group relies in Excessive Level, North Carolina, at 311 S. Hamilton St., and could be
reached at 336.882.5900 or by visiting www.homefurnishingshalloffame.com.
