Laura W. Lang
Board of Directors since 2011
Experience
- 2018 – Present: Senior Advisor, L Catterton
- 2014 – Present: Managing Director, Narragansett Ventures, LLC
- 2012 – 2013: CEO, Time Inc., a division of Time Warner
- 2008 – 2012: CEO, Digitas, Inc. and head of the company’s pure-play digital agencies, including Razorfish, Big Fuel, Denuo and Phonevalley
Other Public Company Directorships
- 2022 – Present: Oscar Health, Inc.
- 2020 – Present: Vroom, Inc.
Former Public Company Directorships
- 2014 – 2016: Care.com, Inc.
- 2010 – 2012: NutriSystem, Inc.
- 2005 – 2011: Benchmark Electronics, Inc.
Notable Skills and Qualifications and Key Board Contributions:
- Ms. Lang brings valuable perspective on brand management and marketing, data analysis strategies, and connection with consumers developed over more than 20 years of experience in the marketing and media industry, including as CEO of Time, Inc., a publicly traded media company, and of Digitas, a marketing and technology agency, and leading its Publicis Groupe’s pure-play digital agencies.
- Ms. Lang provides insights on emerging technology trends, the intersection of marketing and direct-to-consumer technology, and implementation of digital and technology strategies, as well as on talent attraction and retention for digital roles, developed as the Founder and Managing Director of Narragansett Ventures, an investment advisory firm focused on digital business transformation and growth investing, and from her experience leading digital marketing agencies.
- Ms. Lang brings to the VF Board knowledge and experience in finance, including capital allocation, capital markets, business development and portfolio management and evaluating businesses from an investor perspective, gained through her CEO leadership roles and her roles at Narragansett Ventures and L Catterton, a private equity firm focused on building consumer brands.