A.R.T. Furniture Promotes Two To Senior VP Positions

Furniture World News Desk on 8/15/2014

  

Jeremy Hoff and Jeffrey Behmer


A.R.T. Furniture Inc. reported has appointed Jeffrey Behmer to the position of Senior Vice President of Merchandising and Jeremy Hoff to Senior Vice President of Sales. Both continue to report to Jeff Cook, A.R.T. CEO.

In his new position as Senior Vice President of Sales, Jeremy Hoff will be responsible for the U.S. sales force and international sales, Cook says.

“Jeremy has been one of the key executives that has contributed to our continued growth over the past three years,” Cook says. “He has successfully expanded our distribution nationally, created new sales strategies, been instrumental in developing the upholstery program, and has built a top notch sales team. His knowledge, experience and skill set will become even more essential to help us achieve the aggressive growth pattern that our corporate strategy dictates.”

“Jeremy is a doer. He has taken a leadership role and is a strategic thinker about the long term relationship with our dealers and how we can continuously become a better partner on many levels. Sales is not just a transaction to him,” he says. “I have grown to appreciate not only his positive can-do attitude but the deep strategic thinking he brings to our company.”

Hoff has been serving as vice president of sales for A.R.T. He previously was a senior sales executive for Broyhill Furniture Industries, Inc. Other experience includes positions as a sales representative for Universal Furniture International, Inc.; Craftmaster Furniture, Inc.; Pulaski Furniture Corp.; and Huntington House Furniture.

Behmer, who was formerly vice president of merchandising – case goods for A.R.T., is now charged with the development and execution of the product development process for case goods, upholstery and accents as well as identifying new style trends and working closely with customers and sales management to identify new opportunities and the proper product mix to meet their needs.

“Because of Jeff’s considerable experience and reputation as a talented merchandiser, we have been able to attract other merchandising talents to our team, building a cohesive program that is evident in our product introductions and our showroom presentation,” Cook says. “As a proven leader, he brings the depth of experience and creativity needed to continue to expand our style categories, price points, distribution and sourcing under the Markor umbrella. Denise Alala, A.R.T. vice president of upholstery and visual merchandising, and Jon Witteveen, A.R.T. director of case goods product development, now report to Behmer.”

Jeff was previously with Bernhardt Furniture Industries as Senior Director of Casegoods Merchandising. His other responsibilities there included serving as Director of Casegoods Merchandising and Merchandise Manager for the Occasional and Entertainment Wall Divisions. At Broyhill Furniture Industries, he served as Merchandise Manager, Imported Wood Products; Merchandise Manager, Occasional Divisions; Director, Corporate Quality Assurance; and in a variety of plant management positions.

About A.R.T: With a focus on tailored designs and high quality standards, A.R.T. Furniture Inc. offers coordinated whole home collections for the bedroom, dining room, upholstery, occasional and entertainment categories at the medium to upper medium price points, serving retail stores across the United States.

As a wholly owned subsidiary of Markor International Furniture Co., Ltd., a world class furniture manufacturing operation based in China, the company is a vertically integrated resource with 10 modern manufacturing plants and state-of-the-art distribution centers in Tianjin, China and Ontario, Calif., A.R.T. Furniture delivers a simple sourcing solution: flexible mixed container programs, delivered on time at competitive shipping rates.

Other Markor divisions include the case goods and upholstery producer, Schnadig International Corp., and Markor Home Furnishings, a retail chain in China. Founded in 2003, A.R.T. Furniture is headquartered in Ontario, Calif. with showrooms at the High Point Market in High Point, N.C., and the World Market Center in Las Vegas.