Luxury home design firm woos global executive

NAPLES — John Whitman has been named vice president of interior design at Clive Daniel Home, where he will lead the firm’s 60 interior designers, out of offices in Naples and Boca Raton.

He has more than 25 years of experience in product design for the home furnishings industry as well as luxury interior design, according to a statement. His previous career stops include McGarvey Development, where he was also vice president of interior design. He was most recently product design manager for Surya, where he utilized his expertise in factory procurement and development in China and India, the release states.