Furniture
10 CIOs in Furniture
These ten executives currently hold chief information officer roles at furniture manufacturers and furniture retailers. A reader can learn how chief information officers approach planning, reporting and capital decisions in furniture businesses.
Professionals to explore
01—10Artie Byrne, MBA
LinkedInExperience: SVP Retail Tech - CIO Ashley Global Retail · Ashley Furniture Industries
SVP Retail Tech - CIO Ashley Global Retail at Ashley Furniture Industries since January 2025, a role the profile describes as owning enterprise technology strategy and operations for Ashley Global Retail. Artie was previously CIO - Head of IT at SharpDuel (2024–2025) and has been an Advisory Board Member of the Luxury & Retail Council at NYU Stern School of Business since 2024.
Brian Claspell
LinkedInExperience: SVP CIO CTO · Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc.
SVP CIO CTO at Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc. since 2019; the profile describes 7+ years as SVP and Chief Information Officer there, aligning IT strategies with business objectives. Brian was previously Division Information Technology Executive (Division CIO) at GNC (2014–2019) and Director IT Solutions at Lowe's Companies, Inc. (2009–2014).
Chad Harter
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer · JSI
Chief Information Officer at JSI since September 2023; the profile describes the role as CIO at Jasper Group (JSI Furniture & Klem Hospitality), leading its digital technology team. Chad was previously Director of IT Infrastructure (2014–2023) and Manager, Network Operations & Cybersecurity (2011–2014) at Kimball International.
Gerald Winkler
LinkedInExperience: VP, Global Information Services, (CIO) · Haworth
VP, Global Information Services, (CIO) at Haworth since April 2018, after serving there as Director, Global Information Applications (2014–2018); the profile describes Haworth as a company that designs and manufactures office furniture. Gerald was also Director, Global Applications at Johnson Controls (2010–2014).
John White
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer · Maxwood Furniture
Chief Information Officer at Maxwood Furniture since August 2025; the profile lists Maxwood Furniture as a family-owned furniture and home furnishings manufacturing company. John was previously Chief Information Officer at Dorel Home (2022–2025), where the profile also lists Sr. Director of E-commerce Technology & Business Intelligence (2017–2022) and Director of Web Services (2009–2016).
Mara Benz
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer · Walter Knoll
Chief Information Officer at Walter Knoll since May 2023, a role the profile also describes as Head of IT & HR; Walter Knoll is listed as a furniture and home furnishings manufacturing company. Mara was previously Associate (2023) and Senior Consultant (2020–2023) at Oliver Wyman.
Markus Freitag
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer Geschäftsbereichsleiter · Hans Segmüller Polstermöbelfabrik
Chief Information Officer Geschäftsbereichsleiter at Hans Segmüller Polstermöbelfabrik since December 2023; the profile lists the company as a furniture and home furnishings manufacturing company. Markus was previously Chief Information Officer at Dehner Holding GmbH & Co. KG (2020–2023), SYNLAB Holding Deutschland GmbH (2016–2020) and Rexel Germany (2014–2016).
Michael J. McClaflin, MBA
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer · Flexsteel Industries Inc.
Chief Information Officer at Flexsteel Industries Inc. since March 2019; the profile lists Flexsteel as a furniture and home furnishings manufacturing company. Michael was previously Director of IT - Acquisitions at Motion (2018–2019) and Vice President, eBusiness and IT at HNI Corporation (2008–2018).
Nik Hall
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer · TCM Living
Chief Information Officer at TCM Living since September 2019; the profile describes TCM Living Group as tailored order furniture manufacturers in the UK and says Nik is a member of its UK Operating Board. Nik was previously Chief Information Officer (2018–2019) and IT Manager (2004–2018) at Alstons.
Robyn Messerly
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer · NFM
Chief Information Officer at NFM since October 2016; the profile describes Nebraska Furniture Mart as a furniture retailer. At the same company Robyn was IT Division Manager (2015–2016) and Software Development Manager (2001–2015), and was Director of IT at Omnium Worldwide (1993–2000).
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's company type to yours first, since a furniture maker, an importer and wholesaler, and a furniture retailer face different system and supply chain questions. Check how long each person has held the CIO role and what they did before it to judge which part of your problem they know best.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you decide which manufacturing, order management and ecommerce systems to modernize first at a furniture company?
- 02What have you learned about running an ERP replacement for a business that sells made-to-order products?
- 03How do you organize IT and digital teams to support both factories and retail or dealer channels?
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