Lumber Liquidators elevates chief compliance and sustainability officer

Lumber Liquidators has promoted Ray Cotton to SVP, chief compliance and sustainability officer. Cotton will continue to report directly to president and CEO Robert Lynch.



Cotton, who most recently served as VP, chief compliance and sustainability officer, will lead the company’s strategic quality and sustainability initiatives as well as its environmental outreach activities. In addition, he will be responsible for developing and overseeing the company’s sourcing and product compliance policies. He has extensive leadership experience in cyber and physical security, loss prevention, global audit and crisis management at various organizations, including Riverbed Technology, Facebook, Orchard Supply Hardware, TJ Maxx and Target.



"We are extremely pleased to announce Ray's promotion as he has been integral in our ongoing investment in quality and commitment to responsible sourcing,” said Lynch. “Quality is a key component of our value proposition and Ray is the right person to lead the team of professionals we employ around the world who are dedicated to quality control. We look forward to his leadership to foster our company's ongoing responsible sourcing efforts and deliver high quality flooring for our customers."