Furniture Brands International Names Nancy W. Webster President of Thomasville Furniture Industries; Tom Tilley to Become President of Henredon Furniture Industries

Ms. Webster has served since 2003 as Vice President of HardlinesProduct Design and Development for Target Corporation, which currentlyoperates over 1,300 Target Stores in 47 states. At Target, she wasresponsible for brand development, sourcing strategies, and in-houseproduct design and innovation in all home-related product categories.Prior to joining Target, Ms. Webster was Senior Vice PresidentCreative Development for Spring Industries, and before that she heldvarious creative management positions with Fieldcrest Cannon, Inc.

Mr. Holliman stated: "We are excited that Nancy Webster has agreedto join us as President of Thomasville. Nancy has a breadth ofexperience in the consumer products industry, with a strong backgroundin brand development and product innovation, and a keen focus ontoday's consumer. She will bring a wealth of new ideas to Thomasvilleas the company continues its focus on satisfying the consumer'shighest expectations in the home furnishings experience."

Ms. Webster commented: "I am pleased to be joining Thomasville andI look forward to the great challenge of strengthening the TFI brand.Thomasville possesses a corporate legacy with tremendous potential andstrong brand recognition that is well respected among consumers andretailers. I am also delighted and honored to become a member of thetalented Furniture Brands management team."

Mr. Holliman also announced that Tom Tilley, who has been servingas President and Chief Executive Officer of Thomasville since 2003,will serve as President of Henredon Furniture Industries, also asubsidiary of Furniture Brands. Steve McKee, who has served asPresident of Henredon since early 2004, has resigned to pursue otherinterests.

Mr. Holliman continued, "Tom Tilley is an outstanding manager witha strong background in product development in the premium end, andgreat respect among the leaders of the furniture industry. Henredon isthe industry leader at the premium end, and the company will benefitgreatly from Tom's experience."

In related moves, the Company also announced the following:

Steve Gane, who has served as President of HBF since 1997, willbecome Executive Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer ofThomasville.

Charles C. Bell, who has served as Vice President of Sales andMarketing of HBF since 1997, has been promoted to President of HBF.

Mr. Holliman concluded: "We maintain a keen focus on managementdevelopment in our own companies, but we are also committed tobringing in management talent from other industries where appropriate.Bringing Nancy Webster into Thomasville and moving Tom Tilley toHenredon is part of our continuing focus on putting the right peoplein the right jobs to create an organizational structure that drivesresults."

Furniture Brands International is America's largest homefurnishings manufacturer, manufacturing and sourcing its productsunder six of the best-known brand names in the industry - Broyhill,Lane, Thomasville, Henredon, Drexel Heritage and Maitland-Smith. Thecompany markets its products across a broad spectrum of pricecategories and distributes its products through an extensive system ofindependently owned national, regional and local retailers.