BNET Industries
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$549.8M
- Private
- US
Dow Jones Description
Home Decorative Accessories Direct Sales; Party Plan System
Number of Employees 900
Contact Information
1649 Frankford Rd W
Carrollton, Texas 75007-4605
(972) 695-1000
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Other Household Textile Product Mills: 314129
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Home Interiors & Gifts, Inc. Names Direct Selling Veteran as New CEO
Robin Crossman Brings Experience in Partnerships, Licensing and International DALLAS -- Home Interiors & Gifts, Inc., a leading direct seller of home decor and accessories in North America and Puerto Rico, today named Robin Crossman as its new President and Chief Executive Officer. In this role, she will have...
Home Interiors & Gifts, Inc. Files Voluntary Chapter 11 Petition for Reorganization
Company Conducting Normal Business Operations DALLAS -- Home Interiors & Gifts, Inc. today voluntarily filed a petition under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code to reorganize the company's business operations and restructure its debt. The petition was filed in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of...
APS Financial Corporation Discontinues Coverage of Home Interiors & Gifts, Inc.
APS Financial Corporation has released a credit update that officially discontinues coverage of Home Interiors & Gifts, Inc. High Yield Notes (bond symbol: HOMINT). The Company was covered by Senior Vice President & Director of High Yield Research, Joel D. Luton. For more information and a copy of the...
CPSC, Home Interiors & Gifts Inc. announce recall of Candle Tins.
M2 PRESSWIRE-1 June 2005-US CPSC: CPSC, Home Interiors & Gifts Inc. announce recall of Candle TinsC1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:31052005 WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall...
Home Interiors & Gifts launches Better Homes and Gardens line.(news)(Meredith Corporation)(Brief Article)
HOME INTERIORS & Gifts is introducing the Better Homes and Gardens Collection. In June 2003, Home Interiors & Gifts and the Meredith Corporation announced a strategic partnership to create and sell a line of home decorating products under the Better Homes and Gardens brand name. ...
Home Interiors & Gifts.(People)(Brief Article)
Home Interiors & Gifts (Carrollton, Texas) has appointed Mike Lohner as CEO. He replaces Joey Carter who has retired, but remains chairman of the board of directors. Before joining Home Interiors, Lohner served as the company's president and COO for nearly four years.
Home interiors buys Boehm Studio. (Industry News).( Home Interiors & Gifts)(Brief Article)
Trenton, NJ -- Boehm Porcelain Studio, designer and manufacturer of nature scene sculptures, was purchased by Dallas-based manufacturer and direct seller Home Interiors & Gifts. Founded in 1950 by sculptor Edward Marshall Boehm and his wife, Helen, the artisan porcelain studio has galleries in Trenton, Dallas,...
Home Interiors & Gifts, Inc. Announces Recall of Tea Lights
Business Editors DALLAS--BUSINESS WIRE--Dec. 13, 2002 Home Interiors & Gifts, Inc., of Carrollton, Texas, USA, with notification to Health Canada, is voluntarily recalling about 2,671 sets of tea lights in Canada, and in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, is voluntarily recalling about 211,000 sets of...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Richard W. Heath | CEO |
| Alan Boyer | CIO |
| Mary-Knight Tyler | Cfo |
| Heather Chastain | Senior Vice President, Operations and Corporate Development |
| Shari Gustafson | Senior Vice President, Merchandising of Home Inter |
| Christina L. Carter Urschel | Vice President |
| Ed Mosley | Vice President of Strategy |
| Mary C Crowley | Founder |
| Shirley Smith gr | Group Director |
| Leonard Shipley | Controller & Manager, Finance |
| Mary Tyler | Controller & Manager, Finance |
| Joe Colonnetta | Director |
| Sheldon I. Stein | Director |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Barbara J. Hammond | Vice Chairman |
| Donald J. Carter Jr. | Board of Directors |
| Gretchen M. Williams | Board of Directors |
| Jack D. Furst | Board of Directors |
| Patrick H. Daugherty | Board of Directors |
| Robert H. Dedman | Board of Directors |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Home Interiors & Gifts, Inc. | CEO | Current |
| Home Interiors & Gifts, Inc. | President | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Home Interiors & Gifts, Inc. | CIO | Current |
| Home Interiors & Gifts, Inc. | Senior Vice President | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Home Interiors & Gifts, Inc. | Cfo | Current |
| Home Interiors & Gifts, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Finance | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Home Interiors & Gifts, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Operations and Corporate Development | Current |
| BeautiControl Cosmetics, Inc. | Svo, Operations | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Home Interiors & Gifts, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Merchandising of Home Inter | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Home Interiors & Gifts, Inc. | Vice President | Current |
| Home Interiors & Gifts, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Home Interiors & Gifts, Inc. | Vice President of Strategy | Current |
| Dallas Dynamite Wrestling Club | Current | |
| Barrier Advisors | Current | |
| Harvard University | Bachelor of Arts degree | Former |
Based on Mary s strong entrepreneurial spirit, belief in the individual, and vision for a better way of life, the company has experienced phenomenal success and is firmly established as an influential leader in today s home decor industry with over 100,000 Independent Decorating Consultants in the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, and Mexico.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Home Interiors & Gifts, Inc. | Founder | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Home Interiors & Gifts, Inc. | Group Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Home Interiors & Gifts, Inc. | Controller & Manager, Finance | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Home Interiors & Gifts, Inc. | Controller & Manager, Finance | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Home Interiors & Gifts, Inc. | Vice Chairman | Current |
| Home Interiors & Gifts, Inc. | Vice Chairman | Current |
Principal, Donald J. (Joey) Carter, Jr. has over 20 years of investment experience in the direct selling and network marketing industry. Prior to forming Direct Selling Capital, Inc., he was Chairman and CEO of Home Interiors & Gifts. Founded by his family in 1957, Home Interiors & Gifts was sold to a private equity group in 1998. Prior to his retirement in 2004, Carter led Home Interiors & Gifts to record sales of $617 million with 98,000 active consultants in the United States, Canada and Mexico. He has served on various boards and committees of the Direct Selling Association (DSA) and Direct Selling Educational Foundation (DSEF). In 2002, Carter was elected chairman of the DSA and he continues to participate in DSA and DSEF activities.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Direct Selling Capital, Inc. | Principal | Current |
| Home Interiors & Gifts, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Home Interiors & Gifts, Inc. | CEO | Former |
| Direct Selling Capital, Inc. | Founder | Former |
| Home Interiors & Gifts, Inc. | Chairman | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Home Interiors & Gifts, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Home Interiors & Gifts, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Muse Inc | Partner | Current |
| HM Capital Partners LLC | Partner | Current |
| K-L Energy Partners, LLC | Partner, Hm Capital Partners, Llc, Dallas, Texas (Private Equity Fund) | Current |
| Regency Gas Services | Chairman of the Board | Current |
| Home Interiors & Gifts, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Crusader Energy Group | Director | Current |
| National Association of Corporate Directors | Board of Directors | Current |
| Zilog Inc. | Director | Current |
| Safeguard Systems, Inc | Director | Current |
| Jbs Swift & Company | Board of Directors | Current |
| K-L Energy Partners, LLC | Board of Directors | Current |
| National Association of Corporate Directors | Active Member | Current |
| Resource Management Partners, Inc | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| Trc, Inc. | Chief Financing Officer | Former |
| Resource Management Partners, Inc | Partner | Former |
| HM Capital Partners LLC | Principal | Former |
| Perkinsrestaurant.Com | Operator | Former |
| Regency Energy Partners, LP | Chairman | Former |
| Regency Energy Partners, LP | Board of Directors | Former |
| The University of Houston | B.S. In Finance | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc. | Partner | Current |
| Highland Capital Management, L.P. | Partner | Current |
| NEXPAK | Chairman of the Board of Directors | Current |
| Moll Industries, Inc. | Chairman of the Board of Directors | Current |
| Home Interiors & Gifts, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Suncom Unlimited | Board of Directors | Current |
| Solstice Neurosciences, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Highland Corporation | General Counsel | Former |
| NationsBanc Capital Markets, Inc. | Former | |
| The University of Texas at Austin | Bba In Finance | Former |
| The University of Houston | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Home Interiors & Gifts, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Investment Banking | Managing Director | Current |
| California Bar | Board of Directors | Current |
| Home Interiors & Gifts, Inc. | Director | Current |
| NeoSpire, Inc | Board of Directors | Current |
| The Men's Wearhouse, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Fitz & Floyd, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Investment Banking | Vice Chairman | Former |
| Phi Beta Kappa | Board of Directors | Former |
| Harvard Law School | J.D. | Former |
| Brandeis University | Bachelors Degree | Former |
| Phi Beta Kappa | Member | Former |
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