The High Point Market Authority Recognizes Outgoing Board Members for 2018

Furniture World News Desk on 10/19/2018

The High Point Market Authority recently announced that at its quarterly board meeting during Fall Market they recognized several outgoing members of its board of directors for their service to the organization.
 
Julie Messner, senior vice president of furniture leasing - High Point, and Michelle Jennings Wiebe, president of Studio M Inc., were recognized for their service as voting board members. Bruce Cohenour, senior vice president of Bassett Furniture, and Rod Lambeth, CEO of Tomlinson/Erwin-Lambeth, were also recognized for their service on the executive committee during their terms as board members.
 
These four outgoing board members were presented with plaques at the October 17 board meeting at the String and Splinter.

The board meeting also concluded Jeff Scheffer’s reign as chairman of the board. "It has been an honor to serve in this capacity for the past two years,” commented Scheffer, president and CEO of Universal Furniture. “The commitment and focus of the board members during my time as chairman, I believe, has left us well-positioned to keep moving Market forward."
 
Scheffer will remain on the board as immediate past president. Dudley Moore, president of Otto & Moore, will now assume the role of board chairman.
 
The next High Point Market is scheduled for April 6-10, 2019.  

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More about the High Point Market Authority: The High Point Market Authority, www.highpointmarket.org, is the official sponsor and organizer of the High Point Market in High Point, N.C. Featuring an extensive selection of exhibitors spanning every category, style, and price point, and attracting tens of thousands of visitors from more than 100 countries twice each year, the High Point Market is the driving force of the home furnishings industry.