---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000057131-22-000014"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LZB"
cik: "0000057131"
company_name: "LA-Z-BOY INC"
filed_at: "2022-03-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-27T02:37:34.418195+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# La-Z-Boy COO Darrell Edwards to retire July 2022; Mike Leggett named SVP and Chief Supply Chain Officer

## Summary
- Darrell Edwards to retire after 18 years; will serve as COO through April 30, 2022, then advisory role until July 2022.
- Mike Leggett promoted to SVP and Chief Supply Chain Officer effective May 2022, assuming Edwards' responsibilities.
- Leggett joined in Dec 2021 from Dentsply Sirona, where he led global supply chain; prior roles at Masonite, Abbott, and Kimberly Clark.
- CEO cites Century Vision strategy expecting sales growth outpacing industry and double-digit operating margins.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000057131-22-000014
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LZB
- cik: 0000057131
- company_name: LA-Z-BOY INC
- filed_at: 2022-03-02T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/57131/000005713122000014/0000057131-22-000014-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/57131/000005713122000014/lzb-20220224.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000057131-22-000014
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000057131-22-000014.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000057131-22-000014.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Darrell D. Edwards departed as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at LA-Z-BOY INC.
  - Action: informed of intent to retire
  - Role: Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
  source text: On February 24, 2022, Darrell D. Edwards, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of La-Z-Boy Incorporated (the “Company”), informed the Company of his intent to retire from the Company as of July 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/57131/000005713122000014/0000057131-22-000014-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.