The Jasper-based furniture maker announced a reorganization of its finance leadership that keeps senior management in place while creating a new governance role for a long-tenured executive. Jim Huebner, who has served as the company’s chief financial officer since 2008, will shift into a chief of staff position and join the company’s board of directors. Nate Connor, most recently vice president of finance and treasurer at Ecovyst, will assume the CFO role.

Company leadership framed the move as an orderly transition designed to preserve the financial stewardship credited with recent strong results. CEO Hank Menke credited Huebner’s role in the company’s record performance and noted that Connor will partner with Huebner to ensure a smooth transition. The dual arrangement keeps Huebner’s institutional knowledge available to the board and management while delegating day-to-day financial operations to an executive with corporate treasury experience.

For Dubois County, the change matters because the furniture maker is a visible local employer and contributor to the county tax base. A stable, experienced finance team can support steady capital spending, payroll maintenance and supplier relationships—factors that affect not only company employees but also local vendors and service firms. By elevating an external finance executive with treasury experience, the company signals an emphasis on liquidity management and potentially more active engagement with debt and investment strategies amid an environment of higher interest rates and ongoing supply-chain pressures.

Huebner’s move from CFO after roughly 17 years puts him in a hybrid governance role that typically focuses on internal coordination, strategic implementation and board liaison work. That continuity can be important for mid-sized manufacturers navigating market volatility and shifting consumer demand. Meanwhile, Connor’s background as treasurer suggests expertise in cash management, hedging and capital structure—skills that may influence decisions about working capital, long-term investment projects and financing for expansion or modernization.

Local economic observers say leadership continuity in key firms reduces disruption risk for the labor market in small manufacturing communities. While the announcement does not include specific financial metrics or a timetable for operational changes, it highlights management’s priority on an orderly handover rather than abrupt change—an outcome generally welcomed by suppliers, lenders and municipal planners who watch employment and capital expenditure patterns.

As the company moves forward under the revised finance team, Dubois County stakeholders will monitor whether the new CFO’s treasury focus leads to renewed capital investment or different approaches to supplier finance and community partnerships. For now, the transition emphasizes preservation of institutional knowledge alongside fresh financial leadership at a pivotal moment for U.S. manufacturing.