Empire Today® Announces Leadership Appointments

Butch Cavello has joined Empire Today as president of residential operations. Most recently, Cavello was the vice president, operations, training, and direct-to-consumer retail at Samsung Electronics. Prior to his tenure at Samsung, Butch held senior leadership roles at Best Buy, Lucent Technologies, and American Louver Company and is a graduate of the United States Air Force Academy.

“I’m excited to join the nation’s leading brand in the flooring industry,” said Cavello. “I look forward to working with the entire Empire organization to deliver superior customer experiences, grow the company and lead the exceptional residential business.”

Chris Granger, former president, residential, has been appointed chief operating officer. Granger joined Empire Today as president of commercial operations in 2018 and was instrumental in expanding the company’s business-to-business segment.

Paul Carter, a member of the Empire team since 2009, has been appointed chief strategy officer. Originally joining Empire to head its commercial business operations, Carter was most recently the executive vice president of strategic projects, a position that had him overseeing various elements of merchandising and market operations, as well as a variety of other transformation projects.

“I want to welcome Butch to the Empire Today team and congratulate Chris and Paul on their new assignments,” said Brian Hutto, CEO of Empire Today. “We have built the best leadership team in the business and now look forward to relentless execution, consistently delighting customers, and growing the most iconic and best brand in flooring.”

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