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Havertys Elects New Independent Director

ATLANTA, Sept. 15, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HAVERTYS (NYSE: HVT and HVT.A) announced today that its board of directors elected Derek G. Schiller to the company’s board.

Schiller is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Atlanta Braves, a Major League Baseball Club. He has been with the Braves for 17 years and in 2018 assumed his current role of managing all business aspects of the team. Schiller sets the vision and oversees diverse operations such as corporate partnerships, ticket sales, broadcasting, licensing and merchandising, concessions, client and guest services, baseball and corporate communications, and community relations. Schiller currently serves on the boards of the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, the Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau, and the Atlanta Sports Council.