Consumer >> CEO Interviews >> May 17, 2004
SHANNON L. GREENE has served as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of
The Leather factory, Inc., since May 2000. She was appointed to serve on
the Board of Directors in January 2001. Prior to May 2000, Ms. Greene
served as the company's Controller and Assistant Controller from
September 1997. From January 1996 until she joined TLF, she served as
CFO/Controller for a venture capital group specializing in the computer
industry in Dallas, Texas. From 1987 to 1995, she worked in public
accounting. Ms. Greene received the Bachelor of Accountancy from New
Mexico State University in 1987 and was licensed as a Certified Public
Accountant in 1991. Her professional affiliations include the American
Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Texas Society of
Certified Public Accountants and its Fort Worth chapter, the Fort Worth
Association of Financial Professionals and the National Investor
Relations Institute. Profile
TWST: We'd like to begin with a brief historical sketch of the companyand a picture of the things you're doing at the present time.
Ms. Greene: The company was founded in 1980 by two