Bill Rifkin Appointed Board Chairman of Covington Fabric & Design
Bill Rifkin NEW YORK -- Bill Rifkin has been appointed chairman of the board as of Oct. 1 at Covington Fabric and Design. Mark Kahan has served as Covington’s chairman since 2008 and also its president and CEO until 2012. He has decided… Read more.October 7, 2019
Diane Lyon Sillup Joins Thibaut
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. —Diane Lyon Sillup has joined Thibaut in Newark, N.J. as director of wovens, replacing Patricia Shanahan Hoffman. Read story here or https://www.fabricsandfurnishings.com/profiles-and-people/Hoffman-Joins-Ethan-Allen.html… Read more.September 26, 2019
Barbosa Exits RADG
HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. --Ben Barbosa has resigned his position as sales manager of retail/manufacturing business and director of international sales at RADG LLC. His reason for leaving and his future plans are not known, but there has been a management… Read more.September 23, 2019
Hoffman Joins Ethan Allen
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. —Patricia Shanahan Hoffman was named senior director, upholstery management for Ethan Allen Global Inc. in Danbury, Conn. She replaced Anne Lekow at Ethan Allen in July 2019. Previously, Hoffman was director of wovens… Read more.September 18, 2019
Ilse Beterams Rejoins Serge Ferrari
DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. -- Ilse Beterams has rejoined Serge Ferrari as the vice president of North America. Founded in 1973, Serge Ferrari is a French industrial group that makes coated, decorative fabrics for many markets including marine and… Read more.September 16, 2019
Gerard Poirot, F&FI French Correspondent, Dies at 67
PARIS—Gerard Poirot, a correspondent for Fabrics & Furnishings International, passed away suddenly Sept. 10. He was born in Lorraine, France, in 1952. He will be remembered by his F&FI colleagues for his passion for food and wine, often… Read more.September 11, 2019
Fil Doux Textiles Promotes Pullen: VP Hospitality & Cruise
NEW YORK -- Robert Pullen, formerly vice president of sales at Fil Doux Textiles, has been promoted to a growing division as vice president of hospitality & cruise. The company provides textiles to some of the world’s leading hotels including… Read more.September 9, 2019
Graham Bateman, 62, Dies While Hiking in Spain
DERBYSHIRE, U.K.—Graham Bateman, sales director for Prestigious Textiles Ltd. (Bradford, U.K.) since 2003, died in an accident while hiking alone on La Concha mountain on Costa del Sol near Marbella, Spain. He was found by Spanish police… Read more.August 25, 2019
