HOUSTON, Oct. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Carriage Services, Inc. announced today that J. Bradley Green, age 34, has been named Vice President, Human Resources and General Counsel, effective immediately.
Melvin C. Payne, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer stated, "We are delighted to welcome Brad to our management team. He brings over 12 years of professional legal and human resource experience and will drive our strategic focus on hiring, retaining and developing the best leadership and people. We look forward to benefiting greatly from his knowledge and experience."
Prior to joining Carriage Services and since 2002, Mr. Green was a litigation attorney, most recently at Watt, Beckworth, Thompson & Henneman, LLP. From 1998 to 2002, Mr. Green held legal and human resource positions at Eagle Global Logisitics, Inc., including as General Counsel, Associate General Counsel and Vice-President, Human Resources/Legal Counsel. Prior to joining EGL, Inc., Mr. Green was a litigation attorney at a national law firm, focusing on the field of labor and employment. Mr. Green is a member of the State Bar of Texas and received his JD from Baylor University School of Law and his BBA from Baylor University.
Carriage Services is the fourth largest publicly traded death care company. As of September 30, 2006 Carriage operates 131 funeral homes in 27 states and 28 cemeteries in 11 states.
Contacts: Mel Payne, Chairman & CEO
Joe Saporito, CFO
Carriage Services, Inc.
713-332-8400
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