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Julian Saul
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JULIAN SAUL
TO RETIRE AS PRESIDENT OF
SHAW INDUSTRIES |
DALTON, GA. -- Julian D. Saul, president of Shaw Industries, has announced his retirement effective July 14, 2006.
He will relinquish his day-to-day duties but will remain a consultant to the company.
No successor has been named.
Saul joined his family's rug business (Queen Tufting) after graduating from Georgia Tech in 1963. Queen entered the carpet business in 1969, and Julian and his late father Harry built Queen Carpet into one of the industry's leading carpet mills in. Queen experienced dramatic internal growth during the seventies and eighties and also acquired Patcraft, Cumberland, Fanfare and Tuftex during the 1990's.
Queen merged with Shaw, the world's largest carpet manufacturer, in 1998. Berkshire Hathaway subsequently purchased Shaw in 2001.
"I have immensely enjoyed my career in the rug, carpet and flooring industry. I would like to thank all our employees, vendors and especially all the customers for all their support of our company,€VbCrLf said Saul.
Robert E. Shaw, CEO of Shaw, added, "Our industry has benefited greatly through the years from all that the Saul family has contributed. Julian has been a tremendous part of our success here at Shaw since joining forces with us in 1998. He is a true friend to the industry and to the greater community of Northwest Georgia.€VbCrLf
Shaw Industries, Inc., a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., sells carpeting and rugs for residential and commercial applications throughout the United States and exports to most markets worldwide. Through its network of commercial dealers known as Spectra Contract Flooring, Shaw sells flooring products and provides project management services. Shaw also offers hard surface flooring through the brands Shaw Ceramics, Shaw Laminate Flooring and Shaw Hardwoods.
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