Lumber Liquidators taps Lowe’s veteran as COO

Lumber Liquidators on Monday announced the appointment of Dennis Knowles as COO, effective March 1, 2016.



Knowles has served in store operations leadership roles at Lowe's Companies since 2001, most recently as chief store operations officer, and prior to that as senior VP of store operations support and specialty sales and its senior VP of store operations for Lowe's West and South Central Divisions, respectively.



"I am excited to be joining Lumber Liquidators," said Knowles. "This is a pivotal time for the company to refocus our efforts on elevating store performance, underscore our commitment to customer service and enhance the quality and diversity of our product offering. I look forward to working with the entire senior management team as well as our store managers and associates to position Lumber Liquidators for success in the years to come."



Knowles will be responsible for the company's stores organization and related operations and will report directly to CEO John Presley.