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Palliser Furniture’s CEO Inducted to Canadian Manufacturer’s Hall of Fame

April 20th, 2009 Alaina Posted in Industry News | No Comments »

Art DeFehr, Palliser Furniture’s President and CEO was inducted into the Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters Hall of Fame last March.

He credited the company’s success and long life to his father Abram Albert DeFehr, his brothers, who are also his partners, and the Palliser management team during his acceptance speech.

Palliser Furniture, headquartered in Winnipeg, MB, has more than 4000 employees in its operations in several countries including Canada, the United States, Mexico, and Indonesia. Currently, its main focus is to distribute furniture specializing on leather upholstery all throughout North America.

DeFehr has won recognition for his business leadership as well as his contributions to humanitarian projects all over the world. He was a leader in the United Nations refugee work during Somalia’s war with Ethiopia. He was also assigned work in several other countries including Cambodia, Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and the Soviet Union.

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