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CEO AND PRESIDENT, CORT BUSINESS SERVICES, CHANTILLY
CEO AND PRESIDENT, CORT BUSINESS SERVICES, CHANTILLY
Virginia Business// August 29, 2024//
In January, Davis stepped into the role of CEO at Cort Business Services, a Berkshire Hathaway-owned company that includes Cort Furniture Rental, Cort Trade Show and Events, and other businesses. He succeeded Jeffery Pederson, who retired after having led the company since 2012. Cort has more than 100 offices, rental showrooms and retail furniture outlets nationally.
Davis has been with Cort since 1997, when he started as a general manager at Cort Furniture Rental. He then worked in a number of roles in the company, including executive director and group vice president of Cort Trade Show & Event Furnishings, and group vice president of ABC Special Event Rentals & AA Party Rentals by Cort. He previously was the company’s executive vice president, chief operating officer and president. Before his long tenure at Cort, he worked at Viking Freight, ABF Freight and 3 Day Blinds.
Davis started a new volunteer position in January: He joined the board of directors of Move for Hunger, a nonprofit focused on combating food insecurity.
