Tandy Leather Factory appoints new CEO, Johan Hedberg, effective January 6.

• Tandy Leather Factory appoints Johan Hedberg as new CEO. • Hedberg has over 30 years of wholesale and retail leadership experience. • He replaces Janet Carr, who will stay until March 2025. • Hedberg served as Chief Sales Officer and President at Fiskars Group. • He also worked at Thule Group as VP of Sales and Marketing. • Company's chairman, Jeff Gramm, thanked Janet Carr for her service.

The Tandy Leather Factory, Inc. (TLF) has announced the appointment of Johan Hedberg as its new CEO, effective January 6, 2025. Hedberg brings over three decades of experience in wholesale and retail leadership, most recently serving as Chief Sales Officer and President of Fiskars Group's Americas division [1].

Hedberg's impressive career includes a tenure at Fiskars, where he held various senior roles, including Senior Vice President of Global Sales and later becoming the Global Chief Sales Officer [1]. Before Fiskars, Hedberg served as Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Thule Group [1].

Tandy Leather Factory's Chairman, Jeff Gramm, expressed gratitude to the outgoing CEO, Janet Carr, for her six years of service. Under Carr's leadership, the company improved its product quality and found new categories of customers, even during challenging economic periods, such as the Covid crisis [1]. Gramm acknowledged Carr's role in preparing the company for its headquarters move and her agreement to stay until the end of March to assist with the transition and complete the 2024 financial reporting [1].

Hedberg expressed excitement about the opportunity to lead Tandy Leather, a company with over a century of history as the leading specialty retailer of leather and leather-crafting products [1]. He looks forward to the challenges and opportunities ahead, aiming to grow sales and reach new customers as the company moves to its new facilities and enters its next chapter [1].

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[1] Tandy Leather Factory Appoints new CEO, Announces Board Changes. (2025, January 3). Retrieved from https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/TANDY-LEATHER-FACTORY-INC-120789525/news/Tandy-Leather-Factory-Appoints-new-CEO-Announces-Board-Changes-48682674/