+ Marc Kornhaber
President

Marc is the driving force and creator behind Luxe Decor. He has remained nimble in the home decor industry when others have remained entrenched. His strengths are in offshore sourcing and procurement of all types of products over the last 20 years.

Early in his career, Marc opened the Luxe office in China to have “boots on the ground“ to monitor quality and timelines. He’s seen opportunities in product, packaging, manufacturing and logistics in the industry and has seized them with great success.

What retailers like most about Marc is his ability to solve vendor pain points. His energy and ability to make them laugh even in stressful negotiations are a close second.

+ Ely Benzaquen
Vice President

Ely is our wise sage. He’s been in the furniture business for over 40 years, but you’d never know it by his youthful demeanor and keen fashion sense.

In minutes, Ely can assess a piece of furniture’s quality, speak to its strengths and weakness, know the factory in North America or overseas that it came from and give you a sharp price.

His finger is on the pulse of current trends, but he’s equally adept at knowing the bread and butter and what sells.

+ Renee Comtois
Vice President of Operations

Renee is employee number two at Luxe, right after our President Marc.

She is truly the backbone of the company and has built extensive data analytics for all Luxe products—including styles and sales volume by week and month. This information guides retailers in selecting products with excellent sell-through every time.

Her belief is: if you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it.

+ Jay Jeyabalasingam
Marketing Director

The swiss army knife of the Luxe office, Jay can build a PowerPoint sales pitch in minutes, work a tradeshow floor or pack up samples and present for a local retailer at a moment’s notice.

He’s our liaison to mass retailer clients when decisions are being made on colors, finishes and styles. He’s also Ely’s right hand on all things furniture.

+ Ali Sarwari
Director of Operations (Mexico Division)

Ali is a Business graduate of York University with over 5 years experience as a successful buyer for one of Canada’s largest furniture chains. He also has extensive furniture development experience working with manufacturers here and abroad which makes him very valuable here at Luxe. Having visited trade shows like the Las Vegas Market and as far afield as the Shanghai furniture expo Ali is on the ball when it comes to knowing what will work for the mass market.

+ Brandon So
Project Manager

Brandon is our team's Project Manager, who brings a decade of operations and sales management experience in the retail space together to drive excellence and results. He has extensive experience with one of Canada’s largest furniture chains and has been assigned projects at different locations in a leadership capacity to help manage any operational and sales deficiencies. Brandon also has 4 years of project management experience which makes him an excellent fit to the Luxe team.

His moto is “You can achieve anything with the right leadership and right team.”

+ Daniel Pammenter
Logistics

To speak Daniel’s language, your vocabulary must consist of CBM, containers, load date, ship date, on water time, pick and pack and distribution centers.

When purchase orders come in from our partners, Daniel takes care of the products’ movement from overseas or within in North or Central America. If employees are scored on deliveries arriving on time, Daniel gets an A+.

+ Despina Chaskari
Graphic Designer

Despina is our expert in what’s trending in design. An Honours graduate In Graphic design from Humber College and a successful graphic designer as well as illustrator in her own right. Not only is she well versed in everything graphic design but she comes with a French Language and Literature Bachelor’s Degree from the Aristotle University, Greece. Her goal is to incorporate current trends in our packaging and make our products stand out from the rest. “Packaging must be interesting, unique, serve a purpose, give the customer an experience and not be just a plain box.” She is excited to bring us to the forefront of beautiful packaging design and keep us current in an ever changing market.