ST. LOUIS–Furniture Brands International has appointed John S. Hastings to the new role of vice president of communications for the company, to serve as primary liaison with the investment community and provide strategic support for the company’s human resources and marketing functions.
Hastings was previously at Fleishman-Hillard Inc., where he was a senior vice president and led the investor relations practice area for the agency’s St. Louis world headquarters. He reports to Ralph P. Scozzafava, Furniture Brands’ chairman and chief executive officer.