Fort Worth, Texas — Tandy Leather Factory, Inc. has appointed Johan Hedberg as its new chief executive officer and a member of the board of directors, effective Jan. 6. Hedberg will replace Janet Carr, who will remain with the company for transition through March 2025.
Hedberg brings more than 30 years of wholesale and retail leadership experience, most recently as chief sales officer and president, Americas, of Fiskars Group, after serving as senior vice president of global sales and then global chief sales officer.
“We are extremely grateful to Janet Carr for 6 years of outstanding leadership of Tandy Leather,” says Jeff Gramm, chairman of Tandy Leather Factory. “Under Janet, the company has improved our product quality and found new categories of customers despite some difficult economic headwinds, most notably during the COVID crisis. As we prepared to sell our Fort Worth property and move our headquarters, Janet thought that this would be a good time for the company to transition to a new leader. We are very happy to have now identified Johan Hedberg as Tandy’s next CEO. Johan brings an impressive history of team leadership and driving sales, both in the U.S. and internationally. We are thrilled to welcome him to the Tandy team.”
Gramm continues: “Janet has agreed to remain with Tandy through the end of March to assist primarily with transition, completing our 2024 financial reporting and preparing for our headquarters move later this year.”
Established in 1919, Tandy Leather Factory, Inc. is a Fort Worth, Texas-based specialty retailer of a broad product line, including leather, leatherworking tools, buckles and adornments for belts, leather dyes and finishes, saddle and tack hardware, and do-it-yourself kits. The company has 99 North American stores (including two temporarily closed for relocation) in 40 U.S. states and six Canadian provinces, and one store located in Spain. For more information, visit http://www.tandyleather.com.
SOURCE: Tandy Leather Factory, Inc.