Carol Y. Lee Joins La-Z-Boy Incorporated as Chief Information Officer
June 14 2022 - 4:15PM
La-Z-Boy Incorporated (NYSE: LZB), a global leader in residential
furniture, today announced that Carol Y. Lee will join the company
as Vice President and Chief Information Officer, effective June 20,
2022, and will report to CEO Melinda D. Whittington.
In this role, Lee will serve as the chief
architect of the company’s enterprise-wide Information Technology
strategy, including the design, development and support of IT
systems and programs, cybersecurity and other risk management,
network optimization, ERP deployment, and infrastructure and
operations support. She will lead a team of approximately 100
individuals and will ensure the company’s IT strategy and execution
align with La-Z-Boy Incorporated’s business objectives and support
its Century Vision growth strategy.
Whittington said, “We are delighted to have an
individual of Carol’s caliber join our Executive Leadership Team.
She is an action-oriented executive and brings a wealth of IT and
customer-related experience to La-Z-Boy Incorporated that will
prove invaluable as she leads the company’s digital transformation
and cyber security initiatives. I am confident she will make a
significant contribution to La-Z-Boy Incorporated as we execute our
growth strategy in today’s dynamic environment.”
Lee said, “I am thrilled to join La-Z-Boy at
such a pivotal time in the company’s history. I look forward to
building best-in-class technology solutions to foster innovation,
drive growth across La-Z-Boy Incorporated’s businesses, and improve
operational efficiencies, all while ensuring we deliver an
excellent end-to-end experience to customers and consumers.”
Lee brings more than 20 years of comprehensive
IT experience across a breadth of technologies. She is joining the
company from Consolidated Hospitality Supplies, LLC, where she
served as VP/CIO, Information Technology. In that role, her
expertise in technology and business processes drove operational
efficiencies while addressing and improving customer experience.
While there, she also led the company’s digital transformation in
the SAP landscape and related integrations. Prior to that, she was
Senior Director, Global Digital Technology Solutions at American
Hotel Register Company and, before that, she spent nine years at
Kraft Heinz Company/Kraft Foods in various IT positions of
increasing responsibility.
Lee holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the
University of Wisconsin.
Additional Information
This news release is just one part of La-Z-Boy’s
financial disclosures and should be read in conjunction with other
information filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(SEC), which is available at:
https://lazboy.gcs-web.com/financial-information/sec-filings.
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Background Information
La-Z-Boy Incorporated is one of the world’s
leading residential furniture producers, marketing furniture for
every room of the home. The Wholesale segment includes England,
La-Z-Boy, American Drew®, Hammary®, Kincaid® and the company’s
international wholesale and manufacturing businesses. The
company-owned Retail segment includes 163 of the 350 La-Z-Boy
Furniture Galleries® stores. Joybird is an e-commerce retailer and
manufacturer of upholstered furniture.
The corporation’s branded distribution network
is dedicated to selling La-Z-Boy Incorporated products and brands,
and includes 350 stand-alone La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries® stores
and 559 independent Comfort Studio® locations, in addition to
in-store gallery programs for the company’s Kincaid and England
operating units. Additional information is available at
http://www.la-z-boy.com/.
Contact:Kathy
Liebmann734-241-2438kathy.liebmann@la-z-boy.com
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