LAS VEGAS -  Harvey Dondero will step down as CEO of the World Market Center, which organizes the biannual Las Vegas Furniture Market. Dondero is leaving WMC to run a global furniture manufacturer.

Dondero will continue to serve as a special advisor to WMC under a long-term arrangement and will participate in advisory board meetings.

WMC also announced that Gary Siebel was appointed to director of leasing for the Las Vegas Design Center. He most recently served at the L.A. Mart, a division of the Merchandise Mart Properties Inc.