Executive Management

Mr. Tyson was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer in May 2020 and concurrently joined LL Flooring’s Board of Directors. Mr. Tyson previously served as Interim President from February 2020 until May 2020 and served as Chief Customer Experience Officer from June 2018 until May 2020. From 2008 to 2017, Mr. Tyson held various roles at Advance Auto Parts, Inc., an automotive aftermarket parts provider, including Executive Vice President, Merchandising, Marketing and Supply Chain from 2013 to 2017 and Senior Vice President, Merchandising and Replenishment from 2008 to 2013. Prior to that, Mr. Tyson served in a variety of Senior Vice President roles at Office Max and Office Depot.

Nancy Walsh joined LL Flooring in September 2019 as Chief Financial Officer. Previously, Ms. Walsh served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Pier 1 Imports, Inc. Prior to that, Ms. Walsh served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. and from 1999 to December 2013 held various finance and leadership positions with Tapestry, Inc., formerly known as Coach, Inc., including Senior Vice President of Finance, Chief Risk Officer, Vice President of Finance and Treasurer, and CFO of the Worldwide Wholesale Division. Ms. Walsh also served in financial roles at both Viacom and Timberland.

Matthew T. Argano, Ph. D, has been our Chief Human Resources Officer since April 2020. Prior to joining the Company, Dr. Argano was Senior Vice President, Chief People Officer of Altar'd State, Inc., a women’s fashion retailer from 2016 to 2020. From 2012 to 2016, Dr. Argano was Senior Vice President, Human Resources of The Fresh Market, Inc., a specialty grocery retailer.

Jennifer S. Bohaty has been our Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer since April 2018. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Bohaty was the founder of Strategic Compliance Advisors, LLC, a consulting company, beginning in 2017. From 2009 to 2017, Ms. Bohaty held various roles at Toys ‘R’ Us, Inc., a toy and baby retailer, including Executive Director, Global Product Safety, Quality and Compliance from 2012 to 2017.

Alice G. Givens has been our Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary since September 2020. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Givens was Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary of Ruth’s Hospitality Group, Inc. (“RHGI”), a fine dining restaurant company, from 2019 to 2020 and Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer & Secretary of RHGI from 2016 to 2019. From 2007 to 2016, Ms. Givens served as a legal officer at J. Crew Group, Inc., an omnichannel retailer of apparel, shoes and accessories, where she most recently was Vice President and Associate General Counsel from 2012 to 2016.

Timothy J. Mulvaney joined LL Flooring in June 2017 as Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer. Mr. Mulvaney is a certified public accountant and, prior to joining the Company, spent 20 years in various roles with Media General, including Chief Accounting Officer since 2012, and Controller since 2009, in each case through the effective time of the merger between Media General and Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc. Prior to joining Media General, Mr. Mulvaney spent six years at Ernst & Young LLP.

Christopher N. Thomsen has been our Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer since August 2016. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Thomsen served as Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Hibbett Sports, Inc., a sporting goods retailer, from 2013 to 2016. From 2006 to 2013, Mr. Thomsen held various IT roles of increasing responsibility at Lowe’s Companies, Inc. where he most recently served as Vice President, IT Planning and Business Intelligence from 2012 to 2013.