Manufacturing 2025: CULBRETH, M. SCOTT

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 7,800 employees and bills itself as one of the East Coast’s largest kitchen and bathroom cabinet suppliers. In January, the company informed the state that it would be closing its manufacturing facility in Orange County and laying off
131 employees by late March.

The cuts were made, Culbreth explained during a May earnings call, to “streamline operations and improve responsiveness” amid increasing tariffs. American Woodmark reported $1.71 billion in net sales for its fiscal 2025, down 7.5% from the previous year. Meanwhile, the company launched its 2030 business plan this year, as well as launching a cloud-based strategy at its Anaheim, California, manufacturing facility in May.

Culbreth has a MBA from Washington University in St. Louis and a bachelor’s degree in finance from Virginia Tech, where he serves on the Pamplin College of Business’ finance department advisory board.

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