Sandi Teague, director of merchandising for Hooker Upholstery Jayne Plaster, Lisa Hawks and Christy Magee (left to right) are leaders in the Horizon project Rita Cobbler (left) and Angela Lawson provide leadership for our system transformation The Burke wing chair received style acclaim in 2011 AN INTEGRATED OPERATING PLATFORM HORIZON ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING PROJECT FASHION MERCHANDISING UPHOLSTERY STYLE LEADERSHIP Over 100 of our employees were involved this year in designing a key  aspect of our future—our Enterprise Resource Planning “Horizon”  project. They worked tirelessly in the design, testing and implementation  of our new Microsoft Dynamics AX enterprise system that will go live  in the coming year. From day-long Conference Room Pilots to hours- long planning meetings, tremendous effort has gone into developing a single, comprehensive operating platform to improve our processes,  efficiency and customer service. The system will enable us to implement  industry best practices and provide world-class information manage- ment tools. Our long-term goal is to integrate Hooker, Sam Moore and  Bradington-Young so that we may interface with our customers and  partners as “one company.” Under the leadership of Hooker Upholstery President Michael Delgatti,  Sam Moore and Bradington-Young have spread their wings to fly  beyond their reputations as traditionally styled and somewhat predict- able upholstery resources. The Bradington-Young and Sam Moore  teams have brought stylish and vibrant colors and unique fabric-to- frame marriages to the marketplace, and have become known for  fashion-forward styling. A talented leader in this effort is Sandi Teague,  who joined the company in the last two years as Director of Upholstery  Merchandising. As she looks at each cover and frame combination as a  unique piece of art, she is able to create upholstery that is both fresh  and innovative and highly saleable.