BNET Industries

Leggett & Platt Inc.

(LEG) is in the Manufacturing Industry

Market Cap:$2.9B
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$4.0B
  • Public
  • US
Dow Jones Description

Leggett & Platt is a diversified manufacturer that conceives, designs, and produces a broad variety of engineered components and products found in most homes, offices, automobiles, and many retail stores. We make components that are often hidden within, but integral to, our customers products.

President and Chief Executive Officer and Director
David S. Haffner
Number of Employees 20,600
Contact Information

1 Leggett Rd

Carthage, Missouri 64836-9649

leggett.com

(417) 358-8131

NAICS Code Upholstered Household Furniture Manufacturing: 337121

Recent Events

  • A Spring-Loaded Stock

    11/14/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Leggett & Platt Announces $.34 EPS for Third Quarter

    10/24/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Leggett & Platt Announces $.26 Quarterly Dividend

    11/05/09 - Stock Split / Dividend - View Story

  • Leggett & Platt realigns Consumer Products Group

    8/30/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - Director - View Story

  • Leggett & Platt Announces Dividend Increase

    8/06/09 - Stock Split / Dividend - View Story

  • Leggett & Platt Inc. sees no 'imminent improvement'

    7/28/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

News & Analysis

leggett & platt inc. - All News and Analysis

Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
David S. Haffner President and Chief Executive Officer and Director
Daniel R. Hebert President
Matt Flanigan Chief Financial Officer
William S. Weil Chief Accounting Officer
Ernest C. Jett General Counsel, Secretary & Senior Vice President
John A. Hale Senior Vice President, HR
Paul R. Hauser President, Residential Furnishings & Senior Vice President
Arnold E. Berney Vice President, Asian Operations
J. Scott Bull Vice President, Aluminum Products
James L Hess Corp Vice President, Operations Services
John G. Moore Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Associate Secretary
Ken Purser Corp Vice President, Tax
Michael S. Walters Vice President, Fabric, Foam, Fiber
Michael W. Blinzler Corp Vice President, IT
Pam Artman Vice President
Perry Davis President, Bedding Group & Vice President
Peter W. Connelly Corp Vice President, Procurement
Russell J. Iorio Corp Vice President, Mergers & Acq
Scott S. Douglas Corp Vice President & Assoc General Counsel, Law
Sheri L. Mossbeck Treasurer & Corp Vice President
Steffan B. Sarkin Vice President, Business Dev
Vincent Lyons Vice President, Technology & Dev
Lance G. Beshore Manager, Public Affairs
Linda Pumphrey Sales Manager
John A. Moore Assoc General Counsel & Assoc Secretary
Mark L. Smith Attorney
Joseph W. McClanathan Director
Raymond F. Bentele Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Phoebe A. Wood Vice Chairman, Chief Financial Officer
Maurice E. Purnell Jr. Chair Person, Nominating & Corporate Goverance Committee
R. Ted Enloe III Chair Person, Compensation Committee
Richard T. Fisher Board Chair
Harry M. Cornell Board of Directors
Judy C. Odom Board of Directors
Ralph W. Clark Board of Directors
Robert Ted Enloe Board of Directors
Ted Enloe Board of Directors

David S. Haffner, age 56, was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Company in 2006 and has served as President of the Company since 2002. He previously served as the Company s Chief Operating Officer from 1999 to 2006, Executive Vice President from 1995 to 2002 and in other capacities since 1983. Mr. Haffner serves as a director of Bemis Company, Inc., a manufacturer of flexible packaging and pressure sensitive materials. Mr. Haffner was first elected as a director of the Company in 1995.

Organization Position Status
Leggett & Platt, Incorporated President and Chief Executive Officer and Director Current
Leggett & Platt, Incorporated Board of Directors Current
Bemis Company, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Leggett & Platt, Incorporated President & COO Former

Organization Position Status
Leggett & Platt, Incorporated President Current
GE Lighting NA Former

Matt Flanigan was elected Senior Vice President of the Company in 2005 and has served as Chief Financial Officer since 2003. He joined the Company in 1997 and served as President of the Office Furniture Components Group from 1999 to 2003. Matt's previous work experience includes 13 years in the banking industry at Societe General and InterFirst Bank, both in Dallas.

Organization Position Status
Leggett & Platt, Incorporated Chief Financial Officer Current
Leggett & Platt, Incorporated Senior Vice President of the Company Former
Leggett & Platt, Incorporated Vice President Former

Phoebe A. Wood, age 55, served in various capacities at Brown-Forman Corporation, a diversified consumer products manufacturer until her retirement in 2008. She was appointed Vice Chairman in 2007 and served as Chief Financial Officer since 2001. She also served as Executive Vice President from 2001 to 2007. Ms. Wood previously held various positions at Atlantic Richfield Company, an oil and gas company, from 1976 to 2000. Ms. Wood was first elected as a director of the Company in 2005.

Organization Position Status
Leggett & Platt, Incorporated Vice Chairman, Chief Financial Officer Current
Leggett & Platt, Incorporated Director Current
Brown-Forman Corporation Vice Chairman, Cfo Former
Brown-Forman Corporation Executive Vice President Former
Brown-Forman Corporation Board of Directors Former

Bill Weil has served the Company in several accounting positions since 1984. He became a Vice President of the Company in 2000 and has served as Controller since 1991. He was appointed the Principal Accounting Officer of the Company in 2004. Before joining the Company, he worked as a CPA for BKD, LLP.

Organization Position Status
Leggett & Platt, Incorporated Chief Accounting Officer Current
Leggett & Platt, Incorporated Vice President, Accounting Current
Leggett & Platt, Incorporated Corporate Controller Current
BKD, LLP CPA Former
Leggett & Platt, Incorporated Principal Accounting Officer Former

Organization Position Status
L&P Springs Italia S.r.l. President Current
Leggett & Platt, Incorporated General Counsel, Secretary & Senior Vice President Current
Invention Machine Corporation Assistant General Counsel Current
Invention Machine Corporation Senior Vice President Former
Leggett & Platt, Incorporated Managing Director, Legal Department Former
Tenneco, Inc. NA Former
Cooper Industries Ltd. NA Former
Leggett & Platt, Incorporated General Counsel Former
Leggett & Platt, Incorporated Secretary Former

Organization Position Status
Leggett & Platt, Incorporated Senior Vice President, HR Current
Leggett & Platt, Incorporated Vice President of Human Resources Current
Kelmax Equipment Vice President of Human Resources Current
Invention Machine Corporation Vice President of Human Resources Current
Employee Benefits, LLC Staff Vice President of Personnel Former
Employee Relations, Inc Staff Vice President of Personnel Former
Employment, Inc. Staff Vice President of Personnel Former
Employee Benefits, LLC Manager Former
Employee Relations, Inc Manager Former
Employment, Inc. Manager Former
Leggett & Platt, Incorporated Manager, Employee Relations Former

Organization Position Status
Leggett & Platt, Incorporated President, Residential Furnishings & Senior Vice President Current
Leggett & Platt, Incorporated President, Bedding Group Former
The Bedding Group, Inc President Former

Organization Position Status
Leggett & Platt, Incorporated Vice President, Asian Operations Current

Organization Position Status
Leggett & Platt, Incorporated Vice President, Aluminum Products Current

Organization Position Status
Leggett & Platt, Incorporated Corp Vice President, Operations Services Current
Kelmax Equipment Vice President, Operations Services Current
Nasfm Current
Southern Methodist University Ph.D. In Mathematical Statistics Former

Organization Position Status
Leggett & Platt, Incorporated Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Associate Secretary Current
Stinson Morrison Hecker Llp Attorney Former

Ken Purser joined the Company in 1989 as Director of Taxes and was named Vice President - Tax in 1997. Ken holds a law degree and worked for several years as a CPA for a major accounting firm before joining the Company.

Organization Position Status
Leggett & Platt, Incorporated Corp Vice President, Tax Current
Leggett & Platt, Incorporated Director, Taxes Former

Organization Position Status
Leggett & Platt, Incorporated Vice President, Fabric, Foam, Fiber Current

Organization Position Status
Leggett & Platt, Incorporated Corp Vice President, IT Current

Organization Position Status
Leggett & Platt, Incorporated Vice President Current

Organization Position Status
Leggett & Platt, Incorporated President, Bedding Group & Vice President Current

Organization Position Status
Leggett & Platt, Incorporated Corp Vice President, Procurement Current

Organization Position Status
Leggett & Platt, Incorporated Corp Vice President, Mergers & Acq Current
Leggett & Platt, Incorporated Director of Mergers, Acquisitions & Strategic Planning Former

Organization Position Status
Leggett & Platt, Incorporated Corp Vice President & Assoc General Counsel, Law Current

Sheri Mossbeck became a Vice President of the Company in 2000 and has served as the Treasurer since 1997. She joined the Company in 1993 as an Assistant General Counsel, after serving as an attorney for the firm Blackwell Sanders Peper Martin.

Organization Position Status
Leggett & Platt, Incorporated Treasurer & Corp Vice President Current
Leggett & Platt, Incorporated Assistant General Counsel Former
Blackwell Sanders Peper Martin Llp Attorney Former
Leggett & Platt, Incorporated Treasurer Current

Organization Position Status
Leggett & Platt, Incorporated Vice President, Business Dev Current

Organization Position Status
Leggett & Platt, Incorporated Vice President, Technology & Dev Current

Lance Beshore joined the Company in 1980 as Manager of Public Affairs. He previously taught Political Science and Public Administration at the University of Colorado. He was named Vice President Public Affairs and Government Relations in 1991.

Organization Position Status
Public Affairs LLC Manager Current
Leggett & Platt, Incorporated Manager, Public Affairs Current
Leggett & Platt, Incorporated Vice President, Public Affairs & Govt Relations Former

Linda Pumphrey is National Sales Manager for Leggett & Platt. Since joining the Mountain Mist team in 1989, she has promoted the brand, developed national marketing programs and new quilting related products. She is currently Curator of the Historical Mountain Mist Corporate Quilt Collection. She has served on the Advisory Board of the International Quilt Study Center, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; treasurer of the American Quilt Study Group and currently is Vice President of Public Service of the International Quilt Association and on the Advisory Board for Quilts' Inc, Houston, TX. Her love of quilting grew from her mother and her grandmothers. She can trace back that there have been quilters in her family for at least five generations. She holds a M.B.A from the University of Denver.

Organization Position Status
Center for The Quilt Online Co-President Current
Leggett & Platt, Incorporated Sales Manager Current
Center for The Quilt Online Board of Directors Current
University of Denver M.B.A Former

Organization Position Status
Leggett & Platt, Incorporated Assoc General Counsel & Assoc Secretary Current
Leggett & Platt, Incorporated Secretary Former

Organization Position Status
Leggett & Platt, Incorporated Attorney Current

Organization Position Status
Leggett & Platt, Incorporated Chair Person, Nominating & Corporate Goverance Committee Current
Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP Board of Directors Current
NYSE Group, Inc. Former
Leggett & Platt, Incorporated Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Leggett & Platt, Incorporated Chair Person, Compensation Committee Current
Silicon Laboratories Inc. Director Current
Leggett & Platt, Incorporated Board of Directors Current
Optisoft, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Former
Optisoft, Inc. President Former
Southern Methodist University J.D. Former

Richard T. Fisher, age 70, has been Senior Managing Director, Midwest Division of Oppenheimer & Co., an investment banking firm since 2002. He served as Managing Director of CIBC World Markets Corp., an investment banking firm, from 1990 to 2002. Mr. Fisher was first elected as a director of the Company in 1972 and has served as Chairman of the Board since 2008.

Organization Position Status
Leggett & Platt, Incorporated Board Chair Current
Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. Managing Director Former
Leggett & Platt, Incorporated Board of Directors Former

Organization Position Status
Leggett & Platt, Incorporated Board of Directors Current
Leggett & Platt, Incorporated Chief Executive Officer Former
Leggett & Platt, Incorporated President Former
Leggett & Platt, Incorporated Chairman, Board Former

Mr. McClanathan joined Eveready Battery Company in 1974 with the Sales Department. He moved to the Marketing area as Product Manager in 1985 and became Director of Trade Marketing in 1992. In 1993, Mr. McClanathan was appointed Vice President, General Manager of Energizer Power Systems. In 1996, he was appointed Vice President, Chief Technology Officer for Eveready Battery Company. In June 1999, Mr. McClanathan was promoted to the position of Chairman, North America. Effective March 2002, he was named President, North America, and in 2004, was named President and Chief Executive Officer of Energizer Battery.

Organization Position Status
Energizer Holdings, Inc. Chief Executive Officer, Energizer Battery Current
Leggett & Platt, Incorporated Director Current
Energizer Holdings, Inc. Vice President, North America Former
Energizer Holdings, Inc. General Manager, Energizer Power Systems Former
Energizer Holdings, Inc. Director,Trade Marketing Former
Energizer Holdings, Inc. Marketing Area Manager Former

Organization Position Status
Leggett & Platt, Incorporated Board of Directors Current
Software Spectrum, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Former
Software Spectrum, Inc. Chairman of The Board Former

Organization Position Status
Leggett & Platt, Incorporated Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Mallinckrodt Inc. Chief Executive Officer Current
Mallinckrodt Inc. President Current
AMCON Distributing Company, Inc. Board of Directors Current
IMC Global Inc. Director Current
The Mosaic Company Board of Directors Current
Leggett & Platt, Incorporated Director Current
The Mosaic Company Committee Member Current

Organization Position Status
Epolicy Solutions, Inc. Current
Leggett & Platt, Incorporated Board of Directors Current
Silicon Laboratories Inc. Board of Directors Current
Optisoft, Inc. chief executive officer Former
First Acceptance Corp. president Former
Optisoft, Inc. president Former
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Director Former
Southern Methodist University J.D. Former

Mr. Enloe has more than 35 years in executive management positions. Prior to joining OptiSoft, he served as Vice Chairman and member of the Office of Chief Executive for Compaq Computer Corporation, President and CEO of Liberte Investors and President of Lomas Financial Corporation. Mr. Enloe currently serves as a corporate board member of: Leggett & Platt, Inc., Silicon Laboratories and ePolicy.com. His prior board member service included: Compaq Computer Corporation, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Liberte Investors, Inc., La Quinta Motor Inns, Inc. and Capstead Mortgage Corporation. Mr. Enloe graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Jurist Doctorate from Southern Methodist University, and holds a BS in Petroleum Engineering from Louisiana Polytechnic University.

Organization Position Status
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Current
Leggett & Platt, Incorporated Board of Directors Current
Silicon Laboratories Inc. Director Current
Kensei Media Ltd. Board of Directors Current
Motion Computing, Inc. Director Current
House of Blues Concerts Inc. Board of Directors Current
Mexico Law Blog Board of Directors Current
US Investigations Services, Inc. Board Member Current
First Acceptance Corp. CEO Former
First Acceptance Corp. President Former
Optisoft, Inc. President & Chief Executive Officer Former
Capstead Mortgage Corporation Former
Southern Methodist University Doctorate Former
Polytechnic University Bs In Petroleum Engineering Former

Executive News

  • Beshear appoints Louisville-area residents to education boards

    Business First of Louisville - 7/06/09 - View Story

  • New trustees join Louisville Collegiate School's board

    Louisville Courier-Journal - 7/06/09 - View Story

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     LEG $19.53 -0.09 (-0.46% )
Average Volume 1,869,790
Shares Outstanding 152.11M
Market Cap 3.0B
Year High 25.2
Year Low 10.03
Earnings Per Share 0.44
P/E Ratio 44.39
Dividend 1.04
Yield 5.33
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