Breuners Names Bruno Divisional Vice President; Hires Two Industry Veterans

Furniture World Magazine

Underscoring its commitment to industry leadership, Breuners Home Furnishings Corporation (BHFC) has promoted Pat Bruno to the position of Divisional Vice President of Good's Furniture Division and added two experienced home furnishings professionals as senior buyers; newly created positions for the company. An accomplished home furnishings industry professional, Bruno most recently has been a buyer for BHFC. His prior experience includes responsibilities in inventory control, customer service, sales management and merchandising at Huffman Koos, W&J Sloane and Gimbel's. In his new role, Bruno will manage the Good's Furniture Division of BHFC. G. Joe Reddington, chairman and chief executive officer for BHFC, said, "Pat's contributions as a buyer for us have been significant and coupled with his- depth and breadth of experience in the business, we feel that he will be a major contributor to our continuing success at Good's." "We are also pleased to announce. that John lasiello and Jane Roberts have joined BHFC as senior buyers," said Reddington. Iasiello has 20 years of experience in the home furnishings industry. He comes to BHFC from Federated Department Stores in New York where he was corporate merchandise manager, Prior to that he was with Huffman Koos as general merchandise manager. A graduate of William Patterson College 'in Wayne, New Jersey, lasiello also holds a master's degree, in business administration from Seton Hall University in South Orange, New Jersey. Before joining BHFC, Jane Roberts spent more than 20 years at Sears, Roebuck & Co-, most recently as buyer for motion upholstery, recliners and La-Z-Boy. In 1997 she was named Sears Buyer of the Year. Other positions she held during her tenure at Sears include marketing manager, national visual manager and merchandise- assortment manager. She is a graduate of Syracuse University with a Bachelor of Science from the School of Management. "The addition of these two talented individuals bring professional. accomplishments that speak for themselves." said Reddington. 'Their regional and multi-store expertise definitely will add value to our management team and help BHFC continue its growth strategy through acquisitions and the opening of new stores." Breuners Home Furnishings Corporation operates 50 stores under various brands throughout Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania in the Northeast, and in California on the West Coast, The five BHFC store brand names include Huffman Koos, Breuners, Wayside, Good's and Arnolds.