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Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. Appoints Harriet Edelman Independent Chair Of Board

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Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. appoints Harriet Edelman as independent Chair of the Board, effective immediately.  Patrick Gaston has stepped down as Chairman of the Board and, after 13 years as a director of the Company, has notified the Board that he does not plan to stand for re-election at the Company’s 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
Harriet Edelman said, “Building on our history as the preëminent home retailer, we are bringing great energy and focus to reinventing Bed Bath and Beyond – to strongly connect with, inspire and serve today’s customers and how they want to shop.  I am honored and thrilled to Chair this iconic company, serve our shareholders, partner with the Board, Mark and the new leadership team, and help ignite growth and profitability.  On behalf of my fellow Board members, I wish to express our appreciation and gratitude for Patrick’s many years as a member of the board, his leadership as Chairman, and his role helping our Company navigate this time of change.  I also want to recognize and thank our management team and associates for their extraordinary efforts to protect and serve our customers, communities, and business in this COVID-19 environment.”
Mark Tritton, President & CEO, said, “I am extremely grateful to Patrick for his stewardship and guidance since I joined the Company, including his support through the COVID-19 situation. He has helped oversee substantial change in the governance, leadership and strategic direction of the business and leaves a strong legacy from which we can build.  I want to congratulate Harriet on her appointment as Chair of the Board.  She has an unparalleled passion for our business and I look forward to working constructively with her and the Board as we continue to execute our vision together.”
 Patrick Gaston said, “It has been a privilege to serve this wonderful business for so many years.  I am proud of our achievements together and confident that we have assembled the right team, with a clear strategy to rebuild the foundations of the business.  This is an extraordinary time for our communities and I look forward to continuing my lifelong work helping businesses have a meaningful, positive impact in society.  I believe in the strength of our brand and the future of Bed Bath & Beyond under the stewardship of Mark and the leadership team.  I would also like to congratulate Harriet on her well-deserved appointment as Chair and to thank my fellow Board members and the thousands of Bed Bath & Beyond associates for their support and inspiration over many years.”

In connection with Ms. Edelman’s appointment as Chair of the Board, she has stepped down as Chair of the Audit Committee. The Board has appointed Joshua Schechter as Chair of the Audit Committee, effective immediately.

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Nancy Killefer and Tracey T. Travis Join Facebook Board of Directors

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Facebook appoints Nancy Killefer and Tracey T. Travis to its company’s board of directors, effective immediately.

Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Facebook, said: “Nancy brings a great deal of private and public sector experience to this position. She’s held a number of senior roles in the U.S. government and was a leader at McKinsey for many years. Tracey has a strong finance and corporate leadership background, not just in her role as CFO at The Estée Lauder Companies, but also serving on the board at Accenture. We have a lot we need to get done in the coming years and I think their experience is going to be very valuable. They’re both very accomplished business leaders and I’m looking forward to working with them.”

“I’m excited to join the board of Facebook, a company that is at the center of the biggest debates about technology and society. The next few years are likely to shape the internet for generations to come and I hope to contribute to Facebook’s efforts to be a responsible force for good in the world,” said Killefer.

“I am very optimistic about the power of technology and innovation to change our world for the better. Building community has never been more important and is fundamental to Facebook’s mission. I’m looking forward to working on this with Mark, Sheryl and the rest of their remarkable team,” said Travis.

Killefer held a variety of leadership roles at McKinsey & Company over the span of three decades until her retirement in 2013, serving a multitude of companies across consumer, retail, restaurant and technology industries. Currently a member of the boards of Cardinal Health, Inc. (since 2015), Taubman Centers, Inc. (since 2019) and Natura & Company (since 2020), Killefer previously served on the boards of Avon Products, Inc., National Trust for Historic Preservation, Partnership for Public Service, Computer Sciences Corporation, Advisory Board Company and CSRA, Inc. She has also held various roles within the government, including Assistant Secretary for Management, Chief Financial Officer, and Chief Operating Officer for the U.S. Department of Treasury from 1997 to 2000. Killefer then served as a member of the IRS Oversight Board from 2000 to 2005, including as Chair of the IRS Oversight Board from 2002 to 2004.

Travis is currently the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of The Estée Lauder Companies, where she is responsible for global finance, accounting, investor relations, information technology, and strategy and new business development for the global manufacturer of skin care, makeup, fragrance and hair care products. Prior to joining The Estée Lauder Companies in 2012, she served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Ralph Lauren Corporation for seven years. Travis previously had served in a variety of senior financial, information technology and operations management roles at Limited Brands, Inc., American National Can and PepsiCo/Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc. She began her career at General Motors Company as an Engineer and Senior Financial Analyst. Travis currently serves on the board of directors of Accenture plc (since 2017), and previously was a board member for Campbell Soup Company from 2011 to 2017.

Facebook’s current board members are: Mark Zuckerberg; Peggy Alford, Executive Vice President, Global Sales of PayPal Holdings; Marc L. Andreessen, Andreessen Horowitz; Kenneth I. Chenault, Chairman and Managing Director, General Catalyst; Drew Houston, Co-Founder and CEO, Dropbox, Inc.; Nancy Killefer, Retired Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company; Sheryl K. Sandberg, Chief Operating Officer, Facebook, Inc.; Peter A. Thiel, Founders Fund; Tracey T. Travis, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, The Estée Lauder Companies, Inc.; and Jeffrey D. Zients, CEO, The Cranemere Group Limited.

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Levi Strauss & Co. appoints Yael Garten to its Board of Directors

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Levi Strauss & Co. appoints Yael Garten to its board of directors. With more than a decade of experience in data science, Garten directs Siri data science and engineering at Apple.

“As we continue our digital transformation and infuse data and analytics into our business, we are expanding the board’s expertise in that area,” said Stephen C. Neal, chair of the board of Levi Strauss & Co. “Yael’s deep business acumen and expertise will help LS&Co. drive agility, productivity, and consumer experience as we design the future of our organization.”

In 2010, Garten founded gNetics Systems Inc., a consulting firm where she advised companies on how to transform data into insights. She also spent more than five years at LinkedIn, where she led a team focused on online experimentation and analyses to generate user experience insights to inform product strategy.

Garten received a Ph.D. in biomedical informatics from Stanford University School of Medicine, where she was a research scientist and text mining lead, and an MSc from Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel. She remains active in education as an advisory board member for Northwestern University’s graduate program in analytics and is passionate about growing the number of women in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).

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Yum! Brands Appoints GODIVA CEO Annie Young-Scrivner to its Board of Directors

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Yum! Brands, Inc. has appointed Annie Young-Scrivner, Chief Executive Officer of GODIVA Chocolatier, to its Board as non-executive directors.

“Annie has demonstrated strong global leadership experience and bring proven track records in driving performance and innovation for well-known brands, making her an excellent addition to the Yum! Brands Board,” said Brian Cornell, Non-Executive Chairman of the Yum! Brands Board of Directors and Chairman and CEO of Target Corporation. “We’re pleased that Annie will be joining us as Yum! Brands begins its next exciting chapter of global growth.”

“As CEO of GODIVA, Annie has deep experience in global brand-building and market development, and we look forward to the consumer insights and best practices she will bring as we focus on building relevant, easy and distinctive brands that help us deliver more value for franchisees and shareholders,” said David Gibbs, Chief Executive Officer, Yum! Brands. “Annie also brings a wealth of knowledge around digital engagement with consumers, which will be beneficial as we continue to advance the customer experience with technology at the forefront.”

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Making Waves in the Boating Industry

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MarineMax is widely recognized as a leader in innovation, diversity, and community involvement throughout the worldwide boating industry. MarineMax carries these sensibilities into the boardroom. In May 2018, MarineMax announced that Rebecca J. White had become the second woman named to the MarineMax Board of Directors. She joined Evelyn V. Follit, who has been a member of the board since 2015.

“The entire board is proud and pleased that both Rebecca J. White and Evelyn V. Follit have been named as two of WomenInc. Magazine’s Most Influential Corporate Board Members,” MarineMax CEO and President Brett McGill offered. “Their combined intellect and extensive experience have proven invaluable to our board and its members.”

Evelyn V. Follit has been the President of Follit Associates, a corporate technology and executive assessment consulting firm since 2007. From 1997 to 2005, she was an executive of RadioShack Corporation, a consumer electronics retail company, where she held the positions of Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer, and Chief Organizational Enabling Services Officer. Evelyn has over 20 years in leadership positions with major corporations, including IBM and Dun & Bradstreet, in the areas of information technology, human resources, and operations management. She has also served on the boards of TECO Energy, Inc., Beall’s Inc., Winn-Dixie, Inc., Linens n Things, Inc., Nautilus, Inc., and Catalina Marketing, Inc.

Evelyn V. Follit had been a member of the International Visitors Board at Texas Christian University, where she helped establish the RadioShack Business Lab. She received her undergraduate degree from City University of New York and an MBA from Pace University. Her command of corporate technology and management evaluation has been a great benefit to the MarineMax Board.

Along with her serving on the MarineMax board, Rebecca J. White is the Walter Chair of Entrepreneurship, Professor of Entrepreneurship, and Director of the John P. Lowth Entrepreneurship Center at the University of Tampa. Rebecca received an MBA and a Ph.D. from Virginia Tech University. She is considered a thought leader in entrepreneurship education, where her research is based at the intersection of entrepreneurial ecosystems, opportunity recognition, mindset, and competency-based education.

Under her leadership, the entrepreneurship program at the University of Tampa is ranked in the top 50 in the United States and was named the 2017 NASDAQ Center for Entrepreneurial Excellence. She has an extensive compilation of awards and honors in her field.

Dr. White also serves on the Tampa Bay Advisory Board for SeaCoast Bank (SBCF). From 2011 to 2017, she served as a Director at NorthStar Bank in Tampa, FL. She has served on several small company and non-profit boards over the past 20 years and is an active member of the National Association of Corporate Directors and the Women Corporate Directors Association.

Dr. White brings extensive experience with and research on strategy, innovation, entrepreneurial mindset, and social capital and turns it into valuable tools that help the MarineMax board apply creative approaches to advance the business.

MarineMax appreciates that women are highly influential in the purchasing path to boat ownership. It makes sense; A family that is investing thousands, even millions of dollars in a lifestyle, needs to have a consensus. In the recreational boating industry, there are only a handful of women board members. Evelyn V. Follit and Rebecca J. White not only contribute significantly to the MarineMax Board with their impressive experience and knowledge; they also bring their vantage as women.

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