Business Digest: Former CFO returns at Mohawk Industries

Former CFO returns at Mohawk Industries

Mohawk Industries Inc. has appointed Frank H. Boykin as chief financial officer last week.

Boykin, 64, previously served as Mohawk’s chief financial officer from 2005 to 2019. He initially joined the floorcovering company as corporate controller in 1993. Boykin retired in 2019 and has continued to support the business as a senior consultant for the past year.

“During his 25 years with the business, Frank played an important role in Mohawk’s growth,” said Jeff Lorberbaum, Mohawk’s chairman and chief executive officer. “He upgraded the performance of our finance team and gained the confidence of investors and analysts.”

Glenn Landau, former chief financial officer, left Mohawk last week to pursue other interests.

“I’m pleased to return to Mohawk to help the business navigate through these challenging times,” said Boykin. “In my consulting role I’ve maintained close ties to the business and am ready to step in immediately.”

Scott LaFoy named CEO of Link Media Holdings

Scott LaFoy, formerly general manager for the Chattanooga division of Fairway Outdoor Advertising, has been named chief executive for Link Media Holdings, LLC, a subsidiary of Boston Omaha Corp.

LaFoy has served as interim CEO for Link since December 2019 after joining the company in May 2018 to manage Link’s merger and acquisition activities.

From 1999 until its acquisition by Fairway Outdoor Advertising in 2015, LaFoy founded, owned and operated LaFoy Outdoor Advertising. From 1996 until 1999, he served as regional president for Clear Channel Outdoor/Eller Media and regional director for its predecessor Universal Outdoor. He began his career at Peterson Outdoor Advertising in Orlando in 1985. LaFoy holds a B.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies and a Minor in History from the University of Central Florida.

Link Media Outdoor operates approximately 5,600 billboard advertising faces in 11 states.

“This is a vibrant, rapidly growing company, with amazing employees, excellent billboard assets, and a very supportive parent company,” LaFoy said.

Hatcher Foundation adds 3 staff members

Three individuals have joined the Austin Hatcher Foundation for Pediatric Cancer staff.

Rita Cooke is the foundation’s new front desk coordinator, Haleigh Darnell is the assistant to the president, and Nick Trujillo is the foundation’s new communications coordinator.

Cooke received her A.S. in Court and Conference Reporting from Chattanooga State Technical College snd is responsible for supporting clinical and administrative functions including scheduling appointments, updating patient charts, and maintaining the donor management system.

Darnell is a 2018 graduate of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and previously was a child care teacher in Hendersonville, Tenn. and a patient support specialist at a local physical therapy clinic. Darnell will work closely with the foundation’s president to manage the president’s schedule and travel, create proposals and reports, and support partnership efforts.

Trujillo is a 2016 graduate of UT-Chattanooga. Since graduating, he has held two marketing coordinator positions with Bledsoe Telephone Cooperative and the UT-Chattanooga Housing and Resident Life department. Trujillo will work closely with the foundation’s development manager to support all communication, marketing, and graphic design efforts needed to evangelize the foundation’s mission to erase the effects of childhood cancer.

“By expanding our administrative staff, we’re able to have even more people working to grow the foundation’s presence on a local, regional, and national level,” said foundation President Amy Jo Osborn.

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