La-Z-Boy Incorporated announced the appointment of Stephen Krull as Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, succeeding Rand Tucker who is retiring after 19 years with the company. In the role, Krull will report to Kurt L. Darrow, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer. He will be responsible for managing all legal matters for the company, including corporate securities, compliance, litigation, intellectual property and patents, environmental, M&A, and contracts. Additionally, he will work closely with the Board of Directors on corporate governance and other matters and will be part of the company’s Leadership Team. Krull has had a distinguished career, serving as EVP and General Counsel of Miller Diversified Inc., EVP, General Counsel, Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer of Con-Way Inc., and SVP, General Counsel and Secretary of Owens Corning. In those roles, he was responsible for a multitude of legal issues, some global in scope, including M&A, restructuring, compliance, intellectual property, litigation, labor relations, government and public affairs, and security.
La-Z-Boy Incorporated is a global producer of reclining chairs and the manufacturer/distributor of residential furniture in the United States. The Company manufactures, markets, imports, exports, distributes and retails upholstery furniture products under the La-Z-Boy, England, Kincaid, and Joybird tradenames. Its segments include the Wholesale segment and the Retail segment. Its Retail segment primarily sells upholstered furniture, in addition to some casegoods and other home furnishing accessories, to end consumers through its Company-owned La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries stores. Its Wholesale segment manufactures and imports upholstered and casegoods (wood) furniture and sells directly to La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries stores, operators of La-Z-Boy Comfort Studio locations, branded space locations, England Custom Comfort Center locations, dealers, and a cross-section of other independent retailers. It sells its products through multiple channels to furniture retailers or distributors.
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