Havertys Names Richard Hare EVP & CFO, Succeeding Dennis Fink, Effective May 4

(RTTNews) - Havertys (HVT), a full-service home furnishings retailer, announced late Tuesday that Richard Hare will join the Company as executive vice president and chief financial officer, effective May 4.

He succeeds Dennis Fink, who announced his planned retirement last year. Fink will remain with Havertys as executive vice president, finance, reporting to Smith, during a transition period expected to continue through mid-August 2017.

Prior to joining Havertys, Hare, 50, was senior vice president, finance, treasurer and chief financial officer of Carmike Cinemas, Inc. from March 2006 until it was acquired in December 2016.

His previous experience includes serving as chief accounting officer and controller for Greenfuels Holding Company, LLC from August 2002 to March 2006 and as assistant treasurer for SCI Systems, Inc. from October 2000 to June 2002.

Hare was elected to the board of directors of Gray Television, Inc. in 2016 and serves as a member of the board of trustees of Chatham Hall School in Chatham, Virginia.

Clarence Smith, chairman, president, and CEO, said, "Dennis has made extraordinary contributions to Havertys over his 24 years as our CFO. Dennis has been a close partner to me over the past decades and the entire Havertys team owes much of our success to his financial expertise and solid strategic input."