Mr. Haworth began his career at Haworth, Inc., the company founded by his father, in 1964 as an assistant sales manager and rose through the ranks to vice president, president and CEO, and finally, chairman of the board in 1994.
Throughout the next 14 years, he continued to build the company into a global, multi-product line company with sales of $1.65 billion and more than 7,300 members worldwide. Today, Haworth has manufacturing plants and showrooms in most major American, European, and Asian cities as well as a global dealership network. He holds 18 patents.
A member of the WMU Board of Trustees from 1991 to 2001, he served as board chair in 1997. Mr. Haworth continues as Haworth Chairman Emeritus and a Board member while remaining engaged with customers, product development, engineering, and community projects – his areas of special passion.
Updated, 2016.