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MANLIUS - The recently appointed president of L. & J.G. Stickley, Inc. says his new seat at the furniture company is part of a transition from one leadership generation to the next.
Edward Audi became the Manlius-based wood and upholstered furniture manufacturer's president in a move announced to employees Dec. 1. He had been the company's executive vice president and president of its Stickley
International division.
He takes over a president's role previously held by his mother, Aminy Audi. She will continue to be Stickley's CEO and the chairman of its board of directors. The Audi family owns 100 percent of the company.
"It's a planned gradual handoff from my mother to the next generation," Edward Audi says in an interview. "Over the past five years, my mother and I have worked very closely on all major decisions at Stickley. And this is just a natural progression with additional responsibilities for me in manufacturing, product development, and human resources."
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