Greensboro, N.C.— Mike Durham has been named executive vice president of Burlington House Upholstery, which is a division of Burlington Industries, Inc. He has replaced Steve Mischen who resigned. Mischen helped launch Burlington House Upholstery in 1983 and now plans to acquire Preview Furniture and become CEO.

Durham, who is 39, began his career at Proctor & Gamble in 1981 and joined Burlington in 1990. He was named National Sales Manager in 1995 and Vice President of Sales for Burlington House Upholstery in 1998. Durham reports to Jack Ganley, president of Burlington House.

In addition to Mischen's departure, Sal Porio, president of Burlington House Fabrics has retired from Burlington Industries after 36 years. Angelo Brenna, Burlington vice president of export, had been reporting to Porio, but will now report to Ganley.

All functions for export and converter fabrics will now fall under Ganley's watch. As a result, Frank Pinello, head of decorative fabric sales will also report to Ganley. Ted Slowik, executive vice president of Mattress Fabrics will assume responsibility for mattress ticking sales and marketing, responsibilities which Porio pre-viously handled. Porio also was involved in export and converter fabrics. These functions now fall under Ganley's watch.