City Furniture elects its new President: Andrew Koenig

Published on : Monday, January 14, 2019

City Furniture, a national Top 100 furniture retailer, announced that it has named industry innovator Andrew Koenig president of the firm, which owns and operates a network of 29 City Furniture and Ashley HomeStore showrooms throughout Florida.

Keith Koenig, co-founder and long-time president and CEO of the 47-year-old, family-owned company, announced the promotion and continues as CEO. His son Andrew Koenig, who joined City Furniture 15 years ago, has most recently served as vice president and chief operating officer.

“As COO, Andrew’s leadership has been transformational in every aspect of our operations, marketing, merchandising and human resources,” said Keith Koenig. “His track record for anticipating and realizing the potential of major economic and industry trends has positioned us to continue City Furniture’s significant statewide growth.” Keith added further.

“He inspires ahead-of-the-curve thinking and productive change at every level of our team,” Keith Koenig added, “from leading us in adopting Lean Management principles and advanced technology, to guiding City Furniture’s evolution as a national pioneer in green practices.” Keith concluded.

Andrew Koenig, who studied kaizen management methods in Japan, has led City Furniture’s high-growth, continuous improvement process that has boosted productivity throughout the past decade. As president, he will oversee all departments and associates, as well as the roll-out of the Lean Management system he developed. His visionary “greening” of the firm’s approximately 100-truck delivery fleet to run on compressed natural gas (CNG) has cut emissions by 47 percent, produces strong, ongoing ROI and has won numerous national awards.

As Southeast and Southwest Florida’s top selling furniture retailer, City Furniture is underway with a $100 million expansion, including the opening of its first of three showrooms in the Orlando market in November 2018. The Tamarac, Fla.-based company employs 1,850 associates statewide, and expects to create approximately 400 new jobs in South and Central Florida this year.

Source: Furniture World

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