Carthage, Mo. -- Leggett & Platt recently announced that Mitch Dolloff will assume the role of COO, effective January 1, 2019, a role last held by Karl Glassman prior to his becoming CEO in January 2016. Dolloff will also maintain his current position as president of the specialized products and furniture products segments until such time successor segment presidents are appointed. Perry Davis will remain the president of residential products and industrial products segments and will report to Dolloff.
Dolloff joined Leggett & Platt in 2000 in the mergers and acquisitions department and then became president of the tubular products division in Nashville, Tenn. He returned to the corporate office in 2007 to assume the role of director of business development for the specialized products segment. He was appointed vice president of the specialized products segment in 2009, president of the automotive Asia division in 2011 and president of the automotive group in 2014. Dolloff became senior vice president and president of the specialized products segment in 2016 and was appointed executive vice president and president of the specialized products and furniture products segments in 2017.