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Hooker Furniture Corp (HOFT.OQ) People
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Mr. Paul B. Toms is Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer of Hooker Furniture
Corporation. He has been Chairman and Chief Executive Officer since December 2000 and also
served as President for most of the period from November 2006 to August 2011. Mr. Toms was
President and Chief Operating Officer from December 1999 to December 2000, Executive Vice
President - Marketing from 1994 to December 1999, Senior Vice President - Sales and Marketing
from 1993 to 1994, and Vice President - Sales from 1987 to 1993. Mr. Toms joined the Company in
1983 and has been a Director since 1993.
Mr. Michael W. Delgatti has been appointed as President, President - Hooker Upholstery of Hooker
Furniture Corporation., effective February 2, 2014. Mr. Delgatti served as President - Hooker
Upholstery from August 2011 to January 2014 and Executive Vice-President of Corporate Sales from
September 2012 to January 2014. Mr. Delgatti joined the Company in January of 2009 as Executive
Vice-President of Hooker Upholstery.
Mr. Paul A. Huckfeldt is Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President - Finance and Accounting of
Hooker Furniture Corporation. He has been Senior Vice President - Finance and Accounting since
September 2013 and Chief Financial Officer since January 2011. Mr. Huckfeldt served as Vice
President - Finance and Accounting from December 2010 to September 2013, Corporate Controller
and Chief Accounting Officer from January 2010 to January 2011, Manager of Operations Accounting
from March 2006 to December 2009 and led the Company's Sarbanes-Oxley implementation and
subsequent compliance efforts from April 2004 to March 2006.
Ms. Anne M. Jacobsen is Senior Vice President- Administration of the company, since January 2014.
Ms. Jacobsen joined the Company in January of 2008 as Director of Human Resources and served as
Vice President- H R and Administration from January 2011 to January 2014 and Vice President-
Human Resources from November 2008 to January 2011.
Mr. W. Christopher Beeler, Jr., is an Lead Independent Director of Hooker Furniture Corporation.
He has been a director since 1993 and has served as lead director since April 2011. He has been a
director of Virginia Mirror Company, Inc. and Virginia Glass Products Corporation, both of which
manufacture and fabricate architectural glass products, since 1986 and Chairman since 2000. He
also served as President of those companies from 1988 until August 2011 and as CEO of those
companies from 1997 until August 2011. In addition, he served on the board of directors and as a
member of the audit committee of BB&T of Virginia (a wholly owned subsidiary of BB&T
Corporation) from 1999-2006 and is a certified public accountant licensed in the Commonwealth of
Virginia.
Mr. E. Larry Ryder is a Director of Hooker Furniture Corporation, since February 1, 2011. Mr. Ryder
retired as Executive Vice President - Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer of the
Company in January 2011, with 34 years of experience in that and other senior management roles
with the Company.
Ms. Ellen Connelly Taaffe is an Director of the
Company. Taaffe, whose Board appointment is
effective immediately, received her
undergraduate degree in Business from the
University of Florida and an MBA from J.L
Kellogg Graduate School of Management.
Mr. John L. Gregory is an Independent Director
of Hooker Furniture Corporation, Since 1988.
He is a shareholder, officer and director of the
law firm of Young, Haskins, Mann, Gregory,
McGarry & Wall, P.C. Mr. Gregory is a member
of the Compensation Committee, the
Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committee and the Audit Committee. The
knowledge and experience Mr. Gregory has gained from his 25 years of experience as a director
with the Company and his 40 years of experience as an attorney well qualify him to serve as a
director of the Company
Mr. David G. Sweet is an Independent Director of Hooker Furniture Corporation, since 2006. He is
the retired Vice President of The North Face, a designer and marketer of outdoor apparel and a
division of VF Corporation. He held that position from 2002 until his retirement in December 2004.
He served as Vice President of VF Outdoor - Europe from 2000 to 2002. Before 2000, Mr. Sweet held
various management positions during his career with VF Corporation. Mr. Sweet serves as chairman
of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and a member of the Audit Committee and
Compensation Committee. His 26 years of senior management experience at VF Corporation,
including his operations experience in supply chain management, product sourcing and distribution,
well qualifies him to serve as a director of the Company.
Mr. Henry G. Williamson is an Independent Director of Hooker Furniture Corporation, Since 2004.
He is the retired Chief Operating Officer of BB&T Corporation and Branch Banking and Trust
Company of North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. He held that position from 1989 until his
retirement in June 2004. Mr. Williamson is also the Vice President and Chairman of the Board of
Williamson Media Corporation, which is involved in web-based commerce.

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  • 1. Hooker Furniture Corp (HOFT.OQ) People Name Description Mr. Paul B. Toms is Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer of Hooker Furniture Corporation. He has been Chairman and Chief Executive Officer since December 2000 and also served as President for most of the period from November 2006 to August 2011. Mr. Toms was President and Chief Operating Officer from December 1999 to December 2000, Executive Vice President - Marketing from 1994 to December 1999, Senior Vice President - Sales and Marketing from 1993 to 1994, and Vice President - Sales from 1987 to 1993. Mr. Toms joined the Company in 1983 and has been a Director since 1993. Mr. Michael W. Delgatti has been appointed as President, President - Hooker Upholstery of Hooker Furniture Corporation., effective February 2, 2014. Mr. Delgatti served as President - Hooker Upholstery from August 2011 to January 2014 and Executive Vice-President of Corporate Sales from September 2012 to January 2014. Mr. Delgatti joined the Company in January of 2009 as Executive Vice-President of Hooker Upholstery. Mr. Paul A. Huckfeldt is Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President - Finance and Accounting of Hooker Furniture Corporation. He has been Senior Vice President - Finance and Accounting since September 2013 and Chief Financial Officer since January 2011. Mr. Huckfeldt served as Vice President - Finance and Accounting from December 2010 to September 2013, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer from January 2010 to January 2011, Manager of Operations Accounting from March 2006 to December 2009 and led the Company's Sarbanes-Oxley implementation and subsequent compliance efforts from April 2004 to March 2006. Ms. Anne M. Jacobsen is Senior Vice President- Administration of the company, since January 2014. Ms. Jacobsen joined the Company in January of 2008 as Director of Human Resources and served as Vice President- H R and Administration from January 2011 to January 2014 and Vice President- Human Resources from November 2008 to January 2011. Mr. W. Christopher Beeler, Jr., is an Lead Independent Director of Hooker Furniture Corporation. He has been a director since 1993 and has served as lead director since April 2011. He has been a director of Virginia Mirror Company, Inc. and Virginia Glass Products Corporation, both of which manufacture and fabricate architectural glass products, since 1986 and Chairman since 2000. He also served as President of those companies from 1988 until August 2011 and as CEO of those companies from 1997 until August 2011. In addition, he served on the board of directors and as a member of the audit committee of BB&T of Virginia (a wholly owned subsidiary of BB&T Corporation) from 1999-2006 and is a certified public accountant licensed in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
  • 2. Mr. E. Larry Ryder is a Director of Hooker Furniture Corporation, since February 1, 2011. Mr. Ryder retired as Executive Vice President - Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer of the Company in January 2011, with 34 years of experience in that and other senior management roles with the Company. Ms. Ellen Connelly Taaffe is an Director of the Company. Taaffe, whose Board appointment is effective immediately, received her undergraduate degree in Business from the University of Florida and an MBA from J.L Kellogg Graduate School of Management. Mr. John L. Gregory is an Independent Director of Hooker Furniture Corporation, Since 1988. He is a shareholder, officer and director of the law firm of Young, Haskins, Mann, Gregory, McGarry & Wall, P.C. Mr. Gregory is a member of the Compensation Committee, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and the Audit Committee. The knowledge and experience Mr. Gregory has gained from his 25 years of experience as a director with the Company and his 40 years of experience as an attorney well qualify him to serve as a director of the Company Mr. David G. Sweet is an Independent Director of Hooker Furniture Corporation, since 2006. He is the retired Vice President of The North Face, a designer and marketer of outdoor apparel and a division of VF Corporation. He held that position from 2002 until his retirement in December 2004. He served as Vice President of VF Outdoor - Europe from 2000 to 2002. Before 2000, Mr. Sweet held various management positions during his career with VF Corporation. Mr. Sweet serves as chairman of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and a member of the Audit Committee and Compensation Committee. His 26 years of senior management experience at VF Corporation, including his operations experience in supply chain management, product sourcing and distribution, well qualifies him to serve as a director of the Company. Mr. Henry G. Williamson is an Independent Director of Hooker Furniture Corporation, Since 2004.
  • 3. He is the retired Chief Operating Officer of BB&T Corporation and Branch Banking and Trust Company of North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. He held that position from 1989 until his retirement in June 2004. Mr. Williamson is also the Vice President and Chairman of the Board of Williamson Media Corporation, which is involved in web-based commerce.