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Shelby E. Russ Jr.
President and Chief Executive Officer
AOS Interior Environments
New Orleans, Louisiana

Appointed: January 2025
Term expires: December 31, 2027

Shelby E. Russ Jr. has served as president and chief executive officer of AOS Interior Environments since 1980. Founded in 1976, AOS is a full-service provider of contract commercial office furniture, modular interior construction and storage solutions and is the largest furniture, fixtures, and equipment contractor in Louisiana and Mississippi.

Mr. Russ is a member of the board of directors of the New Orleans Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. He is also a board member of the Young Presidents Organization (Gold LA Chapter) and Greater New Orleans Inc. He serves on the advisory board for the Louisiana Music and Heritage Experience and is a member of the MillerKnoll Corporation Dealer advisory council. He is also a board trustee for the New Orleans Contemporary Arts Center.

Mr. Russ earned his BS in marketing from Louisiana State University.