CHARLOTTE, N.C., Aug. 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Tipperary
Sales, d.b.a. La-Z-Boy Home Furnishings & Décor, bolsters its
executive leadership team by hiring R. Byron Brown IV as Senior Vice President of
Business Development. The company also acknowledges Brown as a
shareholder.
"I am delighted to have Byron join our team," says Martha Percival Brown, president and CEO,
Tipperary Sales. "Byron is of the highest integrity, possessing a
strong work ethic and a comprehensive understanding of the
retail-client relationship. His skillset is enhanced by twenty
years of experience as a commercial real estate broker and
developer, which afforded him financial and operations expertise
encompassing various business models."
A graduate of the Wayne Calloway School of Business at
Wake Forest University, Byron Brown is a licensed real estate broker in
Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina, specializing in retail tenant
representation, buyer representation, and land development with
transaction experience totaling more than $130,000,000 in value. For the past
eighteen years, Brown represented Tipperary Sales as one of his
clients in a variety of real estate transactions. As the grandson
and namesake of Tipperary Sales' founder, Byron Brown brings a lifetime of family
knowledge to the business.
"Byron's vast understanding, unique historical perspective, and
vested interest in the business will position Tipperary Sales for
the next phase of our growth-plan," continued Martha Percival Brown. "His commencement with
Tipperary is a commitment to the legacy and future of our
company."
Byron Brown's position, which
will be based out of the company's Charlotte office, will include a specific
focus on growing earnings through team member education and
empowerment, bolstering best practices, as well as increasing
revenue through existing store enhancements and new store
roll-outs. In addition to the revenue side, Byron will also be
tasked with a deep review of overall company expenditures and
improving corporate efficiencies.
"After many years working with the company, I'm humbled by the
opportunity to serve Tipperary Sales in this new internal role,"
said Byron Brown. "It's an honor to
join a team including my family and other talented
professionals."
Prior to joining Tipperary Sales, Byron
Brown worked with The Keith Corporation followed by Collett
& Associates. Most recently, he served as founding partner and
broker-in-charge for Charlotte-based Caliber Partners where he
successfully forged strong business relationships while negotiating
detailed and large-scaled transactions throughout the
Southeast.
About Tipperary Sales, Inc.
Tipperary Sales, Inc., a family-owned company founded in
1976, operates eight La-Z-Boy Galleries in the Southeast. The
company is one of Furniture Today's Top 100 Furniture
Stores and currently operates two of the top ten dealer-operated
La-Z-Boy stores in the nation. Tipperary Sales has been named both
"Retail Partner of the Year" and "Ronald
McDonald House Charity Partner of the Year" by La-Z-Boy,
Inc.
La-Z-Boy Home Furnishings & Décor stores operated by
Tipperary Sales, Inc. are in the following locations: 4205
Washington Rd. in Evans, Ga.; 150
Traders Way in Pooler, Ga.; 107-B
River Hills Rd in Asheville, N.C.;
7035 Smith Corners Blvd. in Charlotte,
N.C.; 11515 Carolina Place Pkwy. in Pineville, N.C.; 4960 Centre Pointe Dr
Suite 102 in N. Charleston, S.C.;
5342 Sunset Boulevard in Lexington,
S.C.; 1046 Woodruff Rd. in Greenville, S.C.
For more information, please visit
www.la-z-boy.com/southeast.
About La-Z-Boy
Headquartered in Monroe,
MI, La-Z-Boy is one of the world's leading residential
furniture producers. The company manufactures a full line of
comfortable products for the living room and family room, including
the company's world-famous recliners, reclining sofas and love
seats, sleep sofas, modular furniture and leather upholstery, as
well as stationary sofas, love seats and chairs. It is a division
of La-Z-Boy Incorporated (NYSE: LZB), one of the world's
leading residential furniture producers, marketing furniture for
every room of the home. Live Life Comfortably. SM
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