Anne Saunders joined our Board in April 2012 and currently serves as the Chair of the Board and a member of the Audit Committee. Since November 2017, Ms. Saunders has been a nonexecutive director of the Swiss Water Process Decaffeinated Coffee Company (TSX: SWP), a global leader in natural process green coffee decaffeination, where she chairs the Corporate Governance and Compensation Committee. Since March 2019, Ms. Saunders has also served as a non-executive director for the WD-40 Company (NASDAQ: WDFC) a global consumer products company with an iconic brand. She chairs the Compensation Committee, and also serves on the Nominating/Governance Committee. From April 2016 to January 2017, Ms. Saunders was U.S. President of NakedWines.com, where she delivered record growth for a disruptive e-commerce business selling boutique wines directly to consumers. From September 2014 to April 2016, Ms. Saunders was U.S. President of FTD, Inc. (NYSE: FTD), where she ran the P&L for the $1B US e-commerce floral and gifting businesses. From August 2012 to January 2014, Ms. Saunders was President of Redbox, a $2B company that revolutionized home entertainment. From March 2009 until January 2012, Ms. Saunders was Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer for Knowledge Universe, a privately-held, multi-brand, for-profit education company with 1,800 schools globally. From February 2008 until March 2009, Ms. Saunders was Senior Vice President, Consumer Bank Executive and, from May 2007 until February 2008, she was Senior Vice President, Brand Executive, for Bank of America Corporation (NYSE: BAC). Between 2001 and 2007, Ms. Saunders held a variety of positions with Starbucks Coffee Co. (NASDAQ: SBUX), including Senior Vice President, Global Brand, during that company’s period of most rapid domestic and international growth. Ms. Saunders has also held executive and senior management positions with eSociety, a Saas e-commerce platform, AT&T Wireless and Young & Rubicam. Additionally, Ms. Saunders served, from 2006 until 2007, as a director for Blue Nile, Inc. (NASDAQ: NILE). She received a B.A. from Northwestern University and an M.B.A. from Fordham University.

Patty Ross joined the Board in March 2020 and currently serves as the Chair of the Corporate Governance Committee and Chair of the Compensation Committee. Ms. Ross has served as Founder and Principal of PMR Consulting, LLC, a management consulting company since March 2017. She is an accomplished Senior Executive who leverages her experience, leadership acuity, and definitive record, positioning her as a go-to global strategist in the consumer product industry. Ms. Ross most recently served Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) as an Executive Advisor for the People organization, where she delivered talent management, retention, inclusion, and diversity strategies across all US and global divisions from November 2019 to February 2020. From 1992 to March 2017, Ms. Ross spent her career with Nike (NYSE: NKE), where she dedicated over 34 years in strategy, process re-engineering, operations, and general management roles. Including GM, Asia Pacific Equipment; Senior Director, Global Footwear; VP, Global Product Process Innovation, and finally a VP in Global Operations, Innovation & Technology. She is routinely trusted and relied upon to start up new 20 divisions, functional units, and incubators, charged with implementing change, innovation, and growth. Her direct efforts led to millions of revenue dollars for Nike annually. In addition to her professional contributions at Nike, Ms. Ross gained a reputation for both innovative excellence and reliable execution by spearheading value initiatives such as the first e-commerce B2B website for retailers, Nike’s Product Creation Center of Excellence, Nike’s Workplace of the Future, and the Women of Nike Diversity Network.

Kelley Hall joined our Board in October 2021 and currently serves as a member of the Audit Committee and Compensation Committee. She is the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI), the nation’s largest consumer cooperative bringing top-quality outdoor gear, apparel, expert advice and experiences to its members and customers. Kelley leads REI’s strategy, sustainability, financial planning and analysis, accounting, treasury, internal audit, tax, strategic sourcing and asset protection teams. Kelley also leads REI’s integrated value chain team, including global supply chain operations and merchandise/demand planning. Prior to REI, she served as Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer, and Treasurer for Nordstrom, Inc. where she supported strategic efforts to evolve Nordstrom’s accounting, indirect procurement, tax, and treasury work across the organization. Kelley also spent nine years at NIKE, Inc. and held various senior finance leadership positions, including Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for NIKE, Inc.’s Enterprise Operations. Prior to NIKE, Kelley spent 14 years with Starbucks Corporation in a variety of finance leadership roles, including several roles as Vice President supporting U.S. retail and corporate finance. Since 2018, Kelley has also served on the Board of Trustees for the Seattle Foundation, a community foundation focused on strengthening the health and vitality of the greater Seattle community by connecting generous people with wellinformed philanthropic strategies. She received a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Washington.

Shailesh Prakash joined our Board in October 2021 and currently serves as a member of the Compensation Committee and Corporate Governance Committee. He is the General Manager and Vice President of Google News, where he leads product and engineering teams building the future of News for publishers and consumers. Shailesh joined Google in 2022 from the Washington Post where he was the Chief Product and Technology Officer, with responsibility for product, design, engineering and data analytics. At the Post he also headed the development of Arc XP, the fast-growing global content platform. Shailesh began his career as a software engineer, with roles at Motorola, Sun Microsystems, Netscape and Microsoft. He holds a BS in Computer Science from IIT, Bombay, a MS in Computer Science from Clemson University, and an MBA from Georgia State University.

Ruby Sharma joined our Board in May 2022 and currently serves as the Chair of the Audit Committee and member of the Corporate Governance Committee. She is a multi-cultural, global business advisor with comprehensive expertise in strategy, operational risk transformation, M&A, governance, audit, and accounting. Ruby is a member of the board at Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SWX); S&C Electric Company (private); ShotSpotter, Inc. (NASDAQ: SSTI); Nautilus, Inc. (NYSE: NLS); and ATI Inc. (NYSE: ATI). Previously she has served as the Chair of the Audit Committee at Penn Medicine Princeton Health; on the Board of Trustees for Aspira Women’s Health (NASDAQ: AWH), with the National Ascend Organization; and as a Member of the Asia Society Business Council.

Ruby retired as a senior partner at Ernst & Young LLP (“EY”) with a proven capacity to develop and manage new business ventures, and generate sustained revenue growth. A frequent keynote speaker and panelist on corporate governance topics, Ruby has authored several audit committee handbooks and guides, as well as white papers on governance, value protection, and diversity and inclusion topics. Ruby was honored as an Outstanding 50 Asian Americans in Business in the Americas in 2011 by the Asian American Business Development Center. She is a Fellow Chartered Accountant (Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales) and holds a B. A. in Economics from Delhi University, India. Sharma also attended the Executive Education program for EY Partners at Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management.