Muscatine-based furniture manufacturer HNI Corp. announced Thursday that Jeffrey Lorenger will take over as the company’s chief executive officer, the Quad-City Times reported. In April, HNI announced that CEO and Chairman Stan Askren would retire by the end of the year after more than 26 years with HNI, and at that time Lorenger was promoted to president. Lorenger joined HNI in 1998 and has worked in multiple executive level positions, including department president, president of Allsteel, and vice president of sales and marketing, according to a news release. “Jeff has a great track record of driving profitable sales growth in businesses he has led,” Askren said.