NEW YORK CITY, New York – Covington Fabric & Design has just hired Marion Murray as its new vice president of creative services and design. She will assume her new role on June 16 and report to Roger Gilmartin, president and CEO. Murray replaces Christine D'Ascoli, who left the company.

Prior to her hire at Covington, Murray was a designer of the Tommy Bahama division of P/Kaufmann. She comes to Covington with more than 25 years of industry experience. She has worked for Duralee, the Robert Allen Group and American Century Home.

Covington also has hired John Severson as CFO. Severson was most recently the CFO at Maxjet Airways.