Herman Miller, Inc. announced that it has appointed Megan Lyon as Chief Strategy Officer, Leander LeSure as Chief Human Resources Officer and Jacqueline Rice as General Counsel. As Chief Strategy Officer, Lyon is responsible for developing Herman Miller's enterprise strategy, including identifying and driving growth opportunities across the portfolio of brands and businesses. She also will serve as a key advisor to the CEO and leadership team by helping to promote the success of individual business strategies, as well as their alignment to the corporate strategy. Prior to joining Herman Miller, Megan was a Partner and Managing Director in the San Francisco office of Boston Consulting Group (BCG). As Chief Human Resources Officer, Leander will lead all corporate human resources functions, while serving as a key advisor to the leadership team, providing strategic counsel to align the Company’s people strategies with its business objectives and corporate strategy. Leander comes to Herman Miller from Getty Images in New York City where he was the Chief Human Resources Officer since 2016. As General Counsel, Jackie will provide legal, risk, and compliance counsel to Herman Miller. Having led functions for Target Corporation and General Motors, Jackie brings with her extensive legal expertise and a unique breadth and diversity of international experiences. she spent almost two decades serving in a variety of legal roles at General Motors, most recently as Senior Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer.
MillerKnoll, Inc. is engaged in the research, design, manufacture, selling and distribution of seating products, furniture systems, other freestanding furniture elements, textiles, leather, felt, home furnishings and related services. The Company's segments include Americas Contract, International Contract & Specialty, and Global Retail. The Americas Contract segment includes the operations associated with the design, manufacture and sale of furniture products directly or indirectly through an independent dealership network for office, healthcare, and educational environments throughout North and South America. The International Contract & Specialty segment includes the operations associated with the design, manufacture and sale of furniture products, directly or indirectly through an independent dealership network. The Global Retail segment includes operations associated with the sale of modern design furnishings and accessories to third party retailers.