MONROE, Mich. — La-Z-Boy Inc. has named a successor for Bob Lucian, senior vice president and chief financial officer, who will retire at the end of the fiscal year, effective April 26, 2025. Taylor Luebke will succeed Lucian beginning Jan. 1.
Luebke has nearly 20 years of finance experience, including in financial planning and analysis, treasury, supply chain finance and business strategy. He joined the company in 2021, most recently serving as vice president, finance and treasurer. In addition to his time at La-Z-Boy, Luebke has held several financial leadership roles with consumer product companies, most notably The Procter & Gamble Co.
Lucian joined La-Z-Boy in 2019 and served as vice president, finance, until his appointment to his current role in 2021. He will continue in his current position through Dec. 31 and will remain with the company until the end of the fiscal year to support the transition.
“I would like to thank Bob for his years of leadership contributions,” said Melinda Whittington, president and CEO. “He has played an integral role in helping to execute our Century Vision strategy, including growing our retail network and maintaining a strong balance sheet and disciplined capital allocation, even through the pandemic disruption and ongoing challenging macroeconomic environment.
“I’m also exceedingly pleased to have Taylor in place to succeed Bob as CFO, which is a testament to our robust succession planning and talent development,” she continued. “With his strong financial expertise and business acumen, Taylor is well positioned to take on this important.”
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