Following a transfer of ownership, Valerie Allen, Richie Hamer, and Bud Miller are Business Interiors’ new owners. Bud Miller has been named BI President.
Business Interiors also announces that Jeff Harris has joined the company as CEO, where he will oversee BI’s finances and operations. He has previously been the CFO/COO of StoneRiver Company in Birmingham. Jeff received his bachelor’s degree from the University of South Alabama and a master’s degree from Emory University, Goizueta Business School in Atlanta, GA.
Samm Hill, who joined Business Interiors in May of 2024 as their Healthcare Division | Director, has been promoted to BI’s Vice President of Sales.
Additionally, Steve Groover and Jack Womack have announced their upcoming retirements.
Steve Groover, previously President and Principal, is one of the original partners of Business Interiors, and he has been with the company since 1987. Steve has been a backbone member of BI’s leadership since the company’s foundation and was instrumental in Business Interiors becoming a MillerKnoll dealer in 2022. Groover will remain with the company, working alongside his son Steven, until the smooth transfer of his day-to-day duties is complete.
Jack Womack, previously BI’s COO & CFO and Principal, joined Business Interiors in 2018 and led the company through the acquisition of the Birmingham-based Herman Miller dealership Office Environments in 2022.