# Laurel Hurd

> Laurel M. Hurd is president and CEO of Interface, the global flooring manufacturer she joined in April 2022 after leading Newell Brands’ Learning and Development segment. Her work combines commercial growth, global operations and Interface’s goal of becoming a carbon negative enterprise by 2040 without offsets. She also serves on the board of THOR Industries.

- **Role:** President & Chief Executive Officer at Interface, Inc.
- **Organizations:** Interface, Inc., THOR Industries, Inc., Newell Brands (former), Dirt Devil (former)
- **From:** Cleveland, United States
- **Education:** Bachelor’s in Business Administration and Marketing, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio
- **Known for:** Led a Newell segment with more than $3 billion in 2021 revenue and approximately $600 million in operating profit., Named to Forbes’ 2024 50 Over 50: Innovation list., Led Interface during fiscal 2025, when it reported record sales and profitability.

## Career timeline

- **Early career** — Worked in sales at Dirt Devil.
- **2012–2014** — Vice President, Global Development at Newell Brands, leading marketing and R&D for Graco, Aprica and Teutonia.
- **2014** — Became President of Newell’s Baby and Parenting division.
- **2018** — Became chief executive of Newell’s Writing division.
- **2019–2022** — Led Newell’s Learning and Development segment, including its Baby and Writing businesses.
- **2021** — Joined the THOR Industries board; announced in August, effective September.
- **2022-04-18** — Became president and CEO of Interface.
- **2023** — Interface introduced its One Interface strategy.
- **2024-04** — Interface announced a shift from carbon offsets toward direct carbon reduction and storage investments.

## Achievements

- Led a Newell segment with more than $3 billion in 2021 revenue and approximately $600 million in operating profit.
- Named to Forbes’ 2024 50 Over 50: Innovation list.
- Led Interface during fiscal 2025, when it reported record sales and profitability.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Interface reported Q2 sales of $395.7 million, up 5.4%; adjusted gross-margin gains included a $15.6 million tariff refund.
- **2026-06** — Interface released its 2025 Impact Report, reporting a 4% year-over-year decline in its total product portfolio footprint.
- **2026-02** — Interface reported 2025 net sales of approximately $1.387 billion, up 5.4%.

## Links

- Website: https://www.interface.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurel-hurd

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