— Furniture Today,
HIGH POINT — Kimberley Wray, a veteran home furnishings writer and marketing executive, has been named vice president of marketing at the International Home Furnishings Market Authority, the organization that oversees the High Point market.


In the newly created post, she will oversee the group’s marketing, communications and advertising efforts.

“Kimberley brings us a wealth of background, not only in strategic marketing and business development, but also in her extensive knowledge of the home furnishings industry among several different vertical market sectors,” said Market Authority President Brian Casey. “I have no doubt that the relationships she has developed over the years will prove invaluable as we move forward.”

Wray, who will begin her new duties July 17, has been vice president of marketing and communications for the Connie Post Companies since 1999. She also has been a contributing editor for Furniture Insights, an online newsletter published by the accounting and consulting firm BDO Seidman.

Earlier, she was vice president of marketing for Majec Inc., a sister company to Gefen Productions, editorial director for High Points magazine and group editor of HFN. At HFN, she was responsible for developing the HFN/High Points Impact conferences for leading retailers and manufacturers.

Casey said Wray is “the kind of talent we need for the future development of the market and the overall growth initiatives the authority intends to achieve.”

Wray, a High Point resident for the past 10 years, said she is excited about her new post and eager to get started.

“In the decade since I moved here, I have come to care deeply about the market, High Point and the people who call this city home,” she said. “I am tremendously excited by the challenges that lay ahead and the prospect of making a difference.”