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Will be merchandising manager for leather

TUPELO, Miss. — David Wormald has rejoined Lane Home Furnishings as merchandising manager of leather furniture.

An industry veteran with more than 20 years of retail experience, Wormald was upholstery product manager at Natuzzi before joining Lane as merchandising manager of leather furniture, a post he held from 1998 to 2002. He then went to Palliser as general manager of case goods.


Wormald also has worked with several smaller companies designing and sourcing product from Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia and China, most recently as vice president of design and merchandising for a Chinese manufacturer.

He reports to Gentry Long, vice president of upholstery merchandising.