Shaw Industries announced the retirement of Ken Jackson, chief financial officer, effective July 1. Jim Kirkpatrick will become the company’s new CFO.
Jackson joined Shaw in 1996 from Arthur Andersen, where he worked for 15 years, including serving as a key tax partner for Shaw. During his first five years with Shaw, he served as CFO of a public company, managing relationships with Wall Street, bankers, and others. Over the past 19 years under the Berkshire Hathaway ownership, Jackson expanded the CFO role to also lead many of the administrative areas within Shaw.