Leggett & Platt announced that its Board of Directors appointed Benjamin M. Burns as Executive Vice President effective June 21, 2023. Ben replaces Jeffrey L. Tate, who departed from his position effective the same day. Ben joined Leggett in 2003 in the Internal Audit department and was appointed Vice President – Internal Audit in 2012, Vice President and Treasurer in 2017, Vice President – Business Support Services in 2019, Senior Vice President in 2022, and Executive Vice President in 2023.

He is a Certified Public Accountant and a Certified Fraud Examiner, with a bachelor's degree in accounting and an MBA from Pittsburg State University.