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Experience
Former Public Company Directorships
Notable Skills and Qualifications and Key Board Contributions:
Experience
Notable Skills and Qualifications and Key Board Contributions:
Ms. Chugg served as EVP, Chief Brands Officer of Mattel, Inc., a world-wide leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of toys and family products, from September 2015 until April 2018. She was previously a Partner of Noble Endeavors LLC from January 2015 until September 2015, served as a Senior Vice President of General Mills, Inc. and President of its Frozen Frontier Division until the end of 2014, and had previously held a progression of leadership roles with General Mills and Pillsbury since 1996. Ms. Chugg has served as a director of Darden Restaurants, Inc. since March 2022. Ms. Chugg has served as a director of Kontoor since May 2019 and previously served as a director of H.B. Fuller Company from April 2007 until January 2013 and as a director of Caesars Entertainment Corporation from December 2018 to July 2020.
Bracken P. Darrell is President and Chief Executive Officer of VF Corporation. He has more than 30 years of experience in business leadership and brand management with global consumer companies. He was appointed to his current position in July 2023.
Bracken’s broad executive management experience has spanned manufacturing, supply chain, product innovation, consumer services and marketing – both in mature and emerging markets. During his career he has led growth and reinvention for iconic brands such as Old Spice, Gillette, Braun, KitchenAid, and Whirlpool.
Before joining VF, Bracken served for 10 years as president and chief executive officer of Logitech International, S.A., beginning in January 2013. He is credited with a turnaround of Logitech’s business by expanding into new categories and improving market share through the introduction of new and innovative products and the elevation of design as a pillar of the company’s strategy. Under Bracken’s leadership, Logitech expanded into more than 20 new product categories, more than doubled revenue, and achieved a tenfold increase in market capitalization.
Prior to Logitech, Darrell held international leadership roles of increasing responsibility at Procter & Gamble where he was President of Braun globally, the Whirlpool Corporation where he was President of EMEA, and General Electric. Early in his career, upon graduating business school, Darrell held brand management roles with Procter & Gamble and is credited with leading the turnaround of the Old Spice brand. He began his career with Arthur Anderson and then PepsiCo.
Mr. Darrell has served as director of Sonos, Inc. since February 2024.
Bracken received a B.A. from Hendrix College and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Mr. Edwards serves as a strategic advisor to direct-to-consumer brands and investment firms. He served as President of Nike, Inc., a global footwear, apparel and equipment company until his retirement in 2018. As President of Nike, he had oversight of Nike’s Geographic Regions, Category Business, Direct-to-Consumer Units, Product and Merchandising Divisions, Global Marketing, Sales, and Digital Technology. Between 1992 and 2013, he held other leadership roles at Nike including EVP Global Category and Brand Management, Chief Marketing Officer, Vice President Marketing (US), and Vice President Marketing (EMEA). Mr. Edwards began his professional career at Colgate Palmolive in 1986, and served in positions of increasing responsibility, including Global Business Development Manager. Mr. Edwards has served as a director of Funko, Inc. since July 2022 and previously served as a director of Mattel Inc. from 2012 to 2018.
Experience
Former Public Company Directorships
Notable Skills and Qualifications and Key Board Contributions:
Mr. Hoplamazian has served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Hyatt Hotels Corporation since December 2006, and has been a member of the board of directors of Hyatt Hotels Corporation since November 2006. Prior to his present position, Mr. Hoplamazian served as president of The Pritzker Organization (“TPO”), the principal financial and investment adviser for Pritzker family business interests. During his 17-year tenure with TPO, he served as adviser to various Pritzker family-owned companies, including Hyatt Hotels Corporation and its predecessors.
Ms. Lang has been the Managing Director of Narragansett Ventures, LLC since January 2014. Ms. Lang was the Chief Executive Officer of Time Inc., a division of Time Warner, one of the largest branded media companies in the world, until 2013. From 2008 until she joined Time Inc. in 2012, Ms. Lang was Chief Executive Officer of Digitas, Inc., the largest digital agency in the world and a unit of Publicis Groupe S.A. In addition, she headed the company’s pure-play digital agencies, including Razorfish, Big Fuel, Denuo and Phonevalley. Ms. Lang has served as a director of Vroom, Inc. since May 2020. She also served as a director of Care.com, Inc. from August 2014 to June 2016. She previously served on the boards of directors of NutriSystem, Inc. from 2010 to 2012 and Benchmark Electronics, Inc. from 2005 to 2011.
Mr. McMullen has served as Chief Executive Officer of The Kroger Co., one of the world’s largest food retailers, since January 2014 and Chairman of the Board since January 1, 2015. Previously, he served as President and Chief Operating Officer from August 2009 to December 2013. Prior to that, Mr. McMullen was elected Vice Chairman in 2003, Executive Vice President in 1999, and Senior Vice President in 1997. Mr. McMullen previously served as a director of Cincinnati Financial Corporation from 2001 through May 2020.
Mr. Otis served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Darden Restaurants, Inc., a large full-service restaurant company, until his retirement in 2014. Prior to that role, he served as the Executive Vice President of Darden Restaurants, Inc., and President of its Smokey Bones Restaurants division, from December 2002 until December 2004, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Darden Restaurants from April 2002 to December 2002 and Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from 1999 to 2002. Mr. Otis also serves as a director of Verizon Communications, Inc. and The Travelers Companies, Inc., and as a trustee of MFS Funds.
Ms. Roberts retired as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of International Paper in March 2017. During her 37-year career, Ms. Roberts served in a series of leadership positions culminating with her appointment as Chief Financial Officer in November 2011. Ms. Roberts has served on the board of directors of Alcoa Corporation since November 2016. Prior to that, Ms. Roberts served on the board of directors of Arconic, Inc., formerly known as Alcoa, Inc., from January 2014 through October 2016.
Mr. Shattock has served as Lead Independent Director of The Clorox Company’s Board of Directors since January 2024. He joined the Clorox Board of Directors in 2018, where he served as Independent Chair of the Board of Directors from February 2021 to December 2023. He previously served as Non-Executive Chairman of Beam Suntory, Inc., a leading global distilled spirits company with some of the world’s most iconic premium spirits brands, more than 30 production and commercial facilities around the world and a global team of 4,400 employees from April 2019 to December 2020. He led Beam as Chief Executive Officer from April 2009 until April 2019, first as an operating unit of Fortune Brands and then as a standalone public company until it was acquired by Suntory Holdings Limited in 2014. Previously, Mr. Shattock held various executive leadership roles during his six years at Cadbury, PLC, a global confectionary company, and prior to that in his 16 years at Unilever, PLC. Mr. Shattock also serves as the Non-Executive Chairman of Domino’s Pizza Group, PLC, a FTSE 250 company headquartered in the U.K., a role he has held since 2020.
Mr. Tanner has served as a director and as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Wendy's Company since February 2024. Prior to joining the Company, he was employed at PepsiCo, Inc., a multinational food, snack and beverage corporation (“PepsiCo”), for over 30 years. While at PepsiCo, he served as Chief Executive Officer, PepsiCo Beverages North America from January 2019 to February 2024. Prior to that, Mr. Tanner served as President and Chief Operating Officer, North America Beverages from March 2016 to December 2018, Chief Operating Officer, North America Beverages and President, Global Foodservice from March 2015 to March 2016, and President, Global Foodservice from March 2014 to March 2015. Mr. Tanner joined PepsiCo in 1992, where he worked in numerous domestic and international locations and in a variety of roles, including Senior Vice President of Frito-Lay North America’s West region from 2010 to 2013, Vice President, Sales of PepsiCo U.K. and Ireland from 2008 to 2010, Region Vice President of Frito-Lay North America’s Mountain region from 2005 to 2008, Region Vice President of Frito-Lay North America’s Mid-America region from 2002 to 2005 and Director of Sales of Frito-Lay North America’s California region from 2000 to 2002.
Mr. Tanner is actively involved with various civic organizations and serves as a member of the advisory board of the University of Utah – David Eccles School of Business.
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