The Atlanta-headquartered flooring retailer Floor & Decor Holdings Inc. (NYSE: FND) has named Bradley Paulsen as its next president, effective April 28.
Paulsen currently serves as CEO, North America for Rentokil Initial plc, a pest control and hygiene and wellbeing services provider. Earlier in his career, he was CEO of Rexel USA, a distributor of electrical parts, services and solutions, and was chief operating officer at HD Supply and senior director of global sourcing and product development at The Home Depot. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the United States Military Academy at West Point, and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Vanderbilt University.
Paulsen succeeds Trevor S. Lang as president – the company did not mention Lang its appointment announcement for Paulsen.
“We are thrilled to welcome Brad to the team to help lead the next stage of Floor & Decor’s growth,” said CEO Tom Taylor. “He is an accomplished leader with significant experience across a mix of retail, commercial and service-based organizations. Brad’s deep understanding of home improvement, merchandising, retail and commercial sales, and supply chain operations will be particularly valuable to our Company. Moreover, his principles of customer service and associate support align perfectly with our core values.”