Many of you know Bill Creekmuir, who serves on the Advisory Council of the College of Business. Bill is Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of our company and is here with us today. We employ approximately 3,400 people, including about 200 at our manufacturing facility in Charlotte. At Simmons, we employ an acronym we think best describes our company, which is choices. The words in the acronym reflect our company values.
C stands for caring.
No one cares how much you know until they know how much you care. H stands for history. There aren t many companies that have such a rich history as Simmons. Earlier this year, Simmons was admitted into the Smithsonian Institution as one of America s great companies. O is for opportunity which is our way of saying that you can be whatever you want at Simmons.