La-Z-Boy Case Summary

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PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP and independent registered public accounting firm audited the effectiveness of the company’s internal control over financial reporting. Based on that evaluation it was concluded that the internal control over financial reporting was effective. La-Z-Boy has its own Audit Committee. It assists the Board of Directors in its oversight of the integrity and quality of its financial reports, compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and selection of qualified, independent public accounting firm for auditing purposes.

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There are eleven people on La-Z-Boy’s Board of Directors. It appears to me that only two of them are women. Of the other executives there are only three women listed.

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