Empire Today Names Cavello President of Residential Operations

Northlake, IL, November 26, 2024-Empire Today, a shop-at-home, direct-to-consumer flooring company, announced that Butch Cavello has joined the company as president of residential operations.

Cavello brings to Empire a wealth of experience in operations, direct-to-consumer retail, training, and a proven track record of operational excellence and success in driving sales growth. Most recently, Butch was the Vice president, operations, training, and direct-to-consumer retail at Samsung Electronics. Prior to his tenure at Samsung, Cavello held senior leadership roles at Best Buy, Lucent Technologies, and American Louver Company and is a graduate of the United States Air Force Academy. Cavello will lead the entire residential customer delivery organization and report directly to Brian Hutto, chief executive officer.

Chris Granger, former president, residential, has been appointed chief operating officer. Granger joined Empire Today as president of commercial operations in 2018 and was instrumental in expanding the company’s business-to-business segment. As COO, Granger will focus on driving Empire Today’s strategic priorities and ensuring the successful execution of key operational initiatives, working closely with all teams to implement programs that will enhance Empire’s market position and deliver value to customers.

paul carter, an integral member of the empire team since 2009, has been appointed chief strategy officer. Originally joining Empire to head its commercial business operations, Carter was most recently the executive vice president of strategic projects, a position that had him overseeing various elements of merchandising and market operations, as well as a variety of other transformation projects. In his new role, Carter will work closely with Hutto and the entire executive leadership team to drive Empire’s short- and long-term strategies aimed at achieving the company’s growth goals.