Qubein Nominated to La-Z-Boy Board

June 5, 2006  by in UnCategorized   

By Home Furnishings Business in High Point on June 2006 Nido Qubein, president of High Point University, businessman and motivational speaker, has been nominated to the La-Z-Boy board of directors.

Qubein’s nomination will be voted on at the company’s annual shareholders’ meeting in August, and if elected, he will serve a three-year term.

In addition to his position at High Point University, Qubein, 57, serves on the board of BB&T Corp. and is the chairman of several companies, including Great Harvest Bread Co.; Business Life, a publishing company; McNeil Lehman, a public relations and advertising agency; and Creative Services, an international management consulting company. He also sits on the board of the YMCA of the U.S.A.

“We are honored Nido has accepted the board’s nomination,” said Kurt Darrow, La-Z-Boy president and chief executive office. “He is an extraordinarily accomplished individual who has achieved great success in business and now in the academic world. A strategic thinker with a unique point of view, he has made monumental changes to High Point University and will undoubtedly make a significant contribution to our company.”

Qubein is the recipient of a number of honors and awards, including the Horatio Alger Award; the Ellis Island Medal of Honor; and Citizen of the Year and Philanthropist of the Year from the city of High Point. He is also chairman of the High Point Community Foundation and is chairman emeritus of the National Speakers Association Foundation.