Tandy Leather Factory, Inc. Appoints Elaine D. Crowley to Its Board of Directors
May 21, 2021 at 02:58 pm EDT
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Tandy Leather Factory, Inc. announced the appointment of Elaine D. Crowley to the Company’s Board of Directors on May 19, 2021. Ms. Crowley has also been appointed to serve on the Audit Committee of the Board. In connection with Ms. Crowley’s appointment, the Company’s Board is expanding from seven to eight members. Ms. Crowley, 62, most recently served as Chief Restructuring Officer of Stage Stores, Inc. from May 2020 to October 2020 and served as a member of its Board of Directors from 2014 to 2020. From 2010 until her retirement in 2012, Ms. Crowley served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Mattress Giant Corporation, a mattress retailer. Previously, from 2008 to 2010, Ms. Crowley served at Michaels Stores, Inc. (2008-2010), Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer/Chief Financial Officer; The Bombay Company, Inc. (1990-2007) most recently as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer; and as Liquidation Trustee for the Bombay Liquidation Trust from (2007-2017). She has 11 years of public accounting experience principally with Price Waterhouse, holds a B.B.A. in accounting from Texas Christian University and is licensed as a certified public accountant in Texas.
Tandy Leather Factory, Inc. is a specialty retailer of leather and leathercraft-related items. The Company's product line includes leather, leatherworking tools, buckles and adornments for belts, leather dyes and finishes, saddle and tack hardware, and do-it-yourself kits. The Company also offers production services to its business customers such as cutting (clicking) and splitting and some assembly. It distributes product under the Tandy Leather, Eco-Flo, Craftool, CraftoolPro and Dr. Jackson's brands, along with its premium TandyPro line of products. It operates a production facility in Fort Worth, Texas. The Company sells its products through Company-owned stores and through orders generated from its global websites, and through direct account representatives in its commercial division. The Company distributes its products through its approximately 101 North American stores located in 40 states in the United States and six Canadian provinces, and one store located in Spain.
TANDY LEATHER FACTORY, INC. 
