10 Ashley Furniture executives
Both sides of the business appear among these Ashley Furniture executives: six hold titles at Ashley Furniture Industries, from the President International and the President of Sales US and Canada to EVPs for HR, sales and marketing, distribution, and international sales, while four hold or held senior titles at Ashley Global Retail. That spread fits a furniture maker or retailer working out how factory sales, distribution and its own stores should work together.
Professionals to explore
Chris Seneca
LinkedInExperience: President of Sales US and Canada · Ashley Furniture Industries
Chris Seneca has been President of Sales US and Canada at Ashley Furniture Industries since July 2024, after SVP Sales and Merchandising Case Goods (2022–2024), SVP Sales Case Goods (2018–2022) and Vice President Sales Stationary Upholstery (2013–2018). Vice President Store Manager at Macy's (2011–2013) adds a retail floor view to questions on selling furniture categories.
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Christopher Wantlin
LinkedInExperience: Former Chief Retail Officer (President, Retail Division) · Ashley Global Retail
Christopher Wantlin was Chief Retail Officer (President, Retail Division) at Ashley Global Retail (2023–2024) and Executive Vice President - Chief Digital Officer at Ashley Furniture Industries (2020–2023). Now Chief Executive Officer at Transformer Table (since April 2026) and Co-Founder and Managing Director at Eight Pillars Holdings LLC, Christopher Wantlin describes a background in omnichannel retail and digital commerce.
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John Leighty
LinkedInExperience: EVP Distribution and Transportation · Ashley Furniture Industries
John Leighty is EVP Distribution and Transportation at Ashley Furniture Industries, a title their LinkedIn profile expands to include Customer Relations. That remit makes John Leighty the contact for questions on furniture distribution networks, transportation and how delivery problems reach customer relations.
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John Mask
LinkedInExperience: Executive Vice President - Sales & Marketing · Ashley Furniture Industries
John Mask has been Executive Vice President - Sales & Marketing at Ashley Furniture Industries since July 2024; earlier titles there are two senior vice president roles (2023–2024), Vice President of Strategic Sales (2023) and Director of Strategic Sales and Strategic Execution (2019–2023). Sales enablement, strategic marketing and business intelligence are named parts of the work.
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Jonathan F.
LinkedInExperience: EVP & CHRO · Ashley Furniture Industries
A labor and employment lawyer by background, Jonathan F. has been EVP & CHRO at Ashley Furniture Industries since January 2025, after Associate General Counsel (2021–2025) and Assistant General Counsel (2018–2021), Labor & Employment Law, there. Global Vice President, HR Compliance & Sr. Employment Law Counsel at SYKES (2012–2017) and Chief Counsel - Human Resources at American Eagle Outfitters Inc. (2009–2012) are also listed.
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Kevin Hook
LinkedInExperience: Former Chief Strategy Officer · Ashley Global Retail
Kevin Hook was Chief Strategy Officer (2020–2021), Executive Vice President (2017–2020) and Executive Management Consultant (2015–2017) at Ashley Global Retail. At The Dufresne Group the roles are Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) (2021–2023) and President - Ashley Canada since June 2023, a fit for questions on retail strategy and running Ashley stores in Canada.
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Kurt Haines
LinkedInExperience: EVP International Sales · Ashley Furniture Industries
International sales and the stores both figure in Kurt Haines's career at Ashley Furniture Industries: EVP International Sales since 1986, and Senior VP Ashley Homestores from 1986 to October 2024. That pairing suits questions on selling furniture through branded stores at home and abroad.
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Mark Dufresne
LinkedInExperience: CEO · Ashley Global Retail (AGR)
Mark Dufresne was CEO of Ashley Global Retail (AGR) (2014–2016) and has been Chief Executive Officer of The Dufresne Group since 2017, and was also its CEO from 1996 to 2014. General Manager at Dufresne Furniture & Appliances (1992–1996) and Accountant at KPMG (1988–1992) round out a record suited to questions on running a furniture retail business.
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Ryan Grigsby
LinkedInExperience: EVP Retail Operations · Ashley Global Retail
Ryan Grigsby has been EVP Retail Operations at Ashley Global Retail since October 2025, describing ownership of enterprise retail operations, operational execution and customer experience. Regional Sales Director (2020–2025) and Sales Manager (2012–2020) at Dufresne Spencer Group, LLC dba Ashley and Director of Operations at Ashley Furniture Homestores (2007–2012) make store operations the core topic.
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Tom Leon
LinkedInExperience: President International · Ashley Furniture Industries
Tom Leon has been President International at Ashley Furniture Industries since 1997. As the only president-level international title in the group, it makes Tom Leon the person for questions on how a furniture manufacturer organizes sales and growth outside its home market.
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Choose the right perspective
Store and retail questions belong with Ryan Grigsby, who runs retail operations now, or with former Ashley Global Retail leaders Christopher Wantlin, Mark Dufresne and Kevin Hook, the last two now executives at The Dufresne Group. For wholesale sales and product categories, go to Chris Seneca or John Mask; Tom Leon and Kurt Haines cover international, John Leighty distribution and transportation, and Jonathan F. HR and employment law.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you set wholesale pricing and product allocation when your own stores sell alongside other retailers that carry your furniture?
- 02How should a furniture company organize home delivery and transportation to cut damage and missed delivery windows?
- 03What changes when a furniture manufacturer takes its brand into international markets?
About this directory
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