Qubein Joins LZB Board

August 21, 2006  by in UnCategorized   

By Home Furnishings Business in Furniture Retailing on August 2006 High Point University President Nido Qubein has been elected to the board of directors of full-line major La-Z-Boy Inc.

Qubein, 57, also serves on the board and as chairman of the executive committee of BB&T Corp., the ninth-largest financial institution in the country; and is chairman of Great Harvest Bread Co, which has 218 bakeries in 41 states. He is also a world renowned public speaker and serves on the boards of several national organizations.

“We are honored Nido has accepted the board’s nomination,” said Kurt Darrow, La-Z-Boy president and chief executive officer. “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 honors and awards include the Horatio Alger Award for Distinguished Americans; 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 the founder and chairman emeritus of the National Speakers Association Foundation.