Pier 1 Imports Inc. revealed the name of a new top in-house lawyer in its recent bankruptcy filing following the mid-January death of its former chief legal officer Robert Bostrom.
George “Ray” McKown III, a longtime in-house lawyer at Pier 1, is now senior vice president and general counsel for the Fort Worth, Texas-based home goods and décor retailer. Pier 1 disclosed McKown’s new title in its Chapter 11 petition filed Feb. 17 in Richmond, Va.
McKown confirmed his new role in a brief phone call Tuesday. A LinkedIn profile for McKown shows that he joined Pier 1 in 2005 ...