Ethan Allen Elects Tara Stacom to Board of Directors

Ethan Allen Interiors Inc.

today announced that Tara I. Stacom has been elected to the Company's Board of Directors, effective immediately.  The Company also announced that two of its long-standing directors, Frank Wisner and Kristin Gamble, are retiring from the Company's Board of Directors immediately prior to its 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Ms. Stacom has more than three decades of commercial real estate, finance and leasing experience.  She currently serves as an Executive Vice Chairman of Cushman & Wakefield, a leading worldwide commercial real estate firm. During her career, Ms. Stacom has been responsible for executing some of the largest and most complex leasing, sales and corporate finance transactions, including most recently serving as exclusive leasing agent for One World Trade Center. Ms. Stacom serves as a director of the Realty Foundation of New York, and is a Member of the Real Estate Board of New York serving on its Ethics Committee. Farooq Kathwari, the Company's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, commented, "We are very pleased to have Tara Stacom, a leading executive in the real estate industry, join our Board of Directors.