Tony Chivari to lead digital marketing, brand strategy 

YSN Staff  

BrandSource vendor partner Bassett Furniture has named Tony Chivari its new chief marketing officer.  

Tony-Chivari 
Tony Chivari

“We are very excited to welcome Tony to the Bassett team as we continue our journey to become a national omni-channel provider of beautifully designed home furnishings,” said Rob Spilman, Bassett chairman and CEO. “Tony has worked with our digital marketing and e-commerce organization for most of 2024 as a consultant and we mutually concluded that the opportunity to grow Bassett’s business would be better served by Tony becoming a full-time member of our team.” 

Chivari previously held comparable positions with 1-800-flowers.com and Gem Shopping Network, and most recently was CEO of Whimsical Gifts.  

“In addition to the good work already underway on the digital front, Tony will lead a comprehensive review of our brand strategy across all media where we market our broad range of transactional and custom-designed products,” Spilman said.  “We are excited by the progress that we have made this year and believe that Tony’s leadership will place the Bassett brand on a path to future growth.” 

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