Hooker Furnishings Chair Paul Toms retires; Henry Williamson named Chair

HOOKER FURNISHINGS Corp

Paul B. Toms, Jr., Board Chair and former CEO (until Jan 2021), retired effective Oct 6, 2021.
Retirement not due to any disagreement with the Company on operations, policies, or practices.
Henry G. Williamson, Jr., director since 2004 and lead independent director since 2016, appointed Chair.
Williamson's term as Chair runs through the next annual meeting in June 2022; Board reduced from 9 to 8 members.

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Departed

Paul B. Toms, Jr.

Chair

HOFT · HOOKER FURNISHINGS Corp

Effective: 2021-10-06
Successor: Henry G. Williamson, Jr.
Filed: October 13, 2021, 7:59 PM ET

On October 6, 2021, Paul B. Toms, Jr., a member of the Board of Directors of Hooker Furnishings Corporation (the “Company”) and its Chair, notified the Company of his intention to retire from the Company’s Board of Directors effective immediately.

Appointed

Henry G. Williamson, Jr.

Chair

HOFT · HOOKER FURNISHINGS Corp

Effective: 2021-10-07
Filed: October 13, 2021, 7:59 PM ET

the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) appointed Henry G. Williamson, Jr. to serve as its Chair through the current Board service term that ends with the Company’s next annual meeting of shareholders in June 2022.

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Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 1.0

Paul B. Toms, Jr. retired as Chair at HOOKER FURNISHINGS Corp.

Action: retired
Role: Chair

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On October 6, 2021, Paul B. Toms, Jr., a member of the Board of Directors of Hooker Furnishings Corporation (the “Company”) and its Chair, notified the Company of his intention to retire from the Company’s Board of Directors effective immediately.

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Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 1.0

Henry G. Williamson, Jr. was appointed as Chair at HOOKER FURNISHINGS Corp.

Action: appointed
Role: Chair

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the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) appointed Henry G. Williamson, Jr. to serve as its Chair through the current Board service term that ends with the Company’s next annual meeting of shareholders in June 2022.

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