Segal,  Gribetz and Cook, honored at National Home Furnishings Industry Anti-Defamation League’s annual awards

-- Home Textiles Today, 6/12/2009 11:23:00 AM

New York – Friends, relatives and business associates across the entire home furnishings spectrum gathered at the Grand Hyatt Hotel here last night to salute Gordon Segal, Lester Gribetz and Jeff Cook, honorees of the National Home Furnishings Industry Anti-Defamation League’s annual awards.

Segal, chairman and co-founder of Crate & Barrel, was presented with the Lifetime Humanitarian Award; Gribetz, long-time home furnishings retail executive and consultant and now president of Lenox, received the Lifetime Achievement Award; and Jeff Cook, veteran furniture executive and currently president of Broyhill, were the awardees.

Neil Goldberg, president, Raymour & Flanigan Furniture, Liverpool, N.Y. and Joe Laneve, senior vp, Bloomingdale’s were industry chairs for the event.

Click here for a photo gallery of the event.