Floor & Decor names Bradley Paulsen president effective April 28, 2025
Floor & Decor appointed Bradley Paulsen, currently CEO of North America for Rentokil Initial plc, as President effective April 28, 2025, reporting to CEO Tom Taylor. President Trevor Lang's retirement is now set for March 1, 2025, with no severance and unvested equity forfeited, so the filing shows a planned leadership transition at the top of the management team.
Key points
- Trevor S. Lang, President, retires March 1, 2025; he will receive no severance and unvested equity awards will be forfeited.
- Bradley Paulsen, age 49, joins as President effective April 28, 2025, reporting to CEO Tom Taylor.
- Paulsen's employment agreement provides an initial base salary of $800,000, a 100% target annual cash incentive, a $1.6 million sign-on bonus and a $3.7 million long-term equity award to be granted May 5, 2025.
- Paulsen previously was CEO, North America at Rentokil Initial plc and CEO of Rexel USA, and spent nine years at The Home Depot.
The filing
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