Sherrill Furniture Promotes Thad Monroe to President

April 2, 2019  by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry   

Monroe has worked at Sherrill for the past eight years as chief operating officer under the leadership of Buddy Sherrill. Sherrill remains the chairman of the board. In his new role, Monroe will lead all Sherrill divisions and management teams.

“Thad is uniquely qualified to help lead the Sherrill Brands with his background in higher end upholstery and casegoods. Thad has a working knowledge of all the aspects of the furniture business which will serve our valued employees and customers well. I value his business sense and feel confident in his ability to help the team lead this business forward,” said Sherrill.

“I look forward to continuing the legacy Buddy has established in his sixty plus years with the company founded by his father. His dedication to this business and our employees has created a culture like no other in the industry. Our employees are our greatest asset and they create a quality product at a value that is unsurpassed.” said Monroe.

Monroe’s partners on the corporate leadership team include Melanie Cooper, Charles Sherrill, and Bryan Milleson. Cooper, a 32-year industry veteran, has 25 years of service to Sherrill and is EVP of the company. Charles Sherrill has 30 years of service to Sherrill and is SVP of manufacturing and product development. Milleson joined Sherrill seven years ago as CFO. Board member Mike Powers has rejoined the company to provide advice and assistance to the management team.