Darrell Edwards is the Chief Supply Officer and Senior Vice President for La-Z-Boy Incorporated.  In this capacity, he leads an operations team composed of approximately 5,000 employees in the areas of manufacturing, distribution, lean engineering, supply chain operations, and research and development.  Darrell has been with La-Z-Boy Incorporated for over 12 years and has held various positions of increasing responsibility.  Before being named to his current post, he was Senior Vice President of Operations, and before that he was Vice President of Manufacturing, additionally, he held the positions of Vice President of La-Z-Boy Tennessee and Vice President of La-Z-Boy South.

Darrell’s area of expertise includes organizational strategy, leadership, and team building through talent management, specifically in the area of supply chain operations.  As one of the lead executives responsible for the implementation of cellular production across La-Z-Boy’s branded manufacturing facilities, he played an integral role in establishing lean initiatives and strategies throughout the company’s production processes. Additionally, Darrell has led business units to achieve national and state recognition for operational excellence, and he is a frequent guest speaker at various national forums.

Darrell holds a Master of Business Administration Degree from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, a Master’s Degree in Global Management from the Thunderbird School of Global Management in Glendale, Arizona,