Aaron Thomas Brown will join the company as vice president, strategy and analytics, a newly created position.

Furniture maker La-Z-Boy (NYSE: LZB) net income more than doubled on a 5.8% sales increase - driven by an updated manufacturing operation and better sales channels, says CEO Kurt Darrow.

La-Z-Boy Inc. posted net income of $46.4 million for its 2013 fiscal year, down 47.3% from the prior year.