Manufacturing 2024: M. SCOTT CULBRETH

Culbreth joined American Woodmark in 2014 as its senior vice president and chief financial officer. He was promoted to president and CEO and joined its board of directors in 2020.

American Woodmark’s cabinet brands include its namesake, as well as Shenandoah Cabinetry, Timberlake Cabinetry and Waypoint Living Spaces. It has more than 8,800 employees.

The company, which bills itself as one of the largest bathroom cabinet suppliers on the East Coast, held a ribbon-cutting for its expansion at the Richmond County Industrial Park facility in North Carolina in May.  In February 2023, the company hosted a groundbreaking for a 275,000-square-foot warehouse.

American Woodmark in March launched a new brand, 1951 Cabinetry. Inspired by the company’s 70-year heritage, it will be sold directly to distributors.

With his MBA from Washington University in St. Louis and a bachelor’s degree in finance from Virginia Tech, Culbreth worked for Shell Oil and held executive positions at Robert Bosch and Newell Brands before joining American Woodmark. He serves on the finance department advisory board for Virginia Tech’s Pamplin College of Business and sits on Flexsteel Industries’ board of directors.