Here’s a breakdown of the individuals and their relevant experience based on the provided text:
Individuals and their Experience:
Conway:
former CEO of Starbucks North America.
Previously: Worldwide President of McNeil Nutritional (Johnson & Johnson).
Previously: Vice President for the Adult Simple Meals Division (Campbell Soup Company).
Current Board Member: McCormick. David Eun:
Founding Advisor to Kanza AI (generative AI company).
Co-founder of Alakai Group (investment firm). Previously: President and Chief Innovation Officer of Samsung Electronics (founded Samsung NEXT).
Career start: NBC.
Previous leadership roles: Google, YouTube, Time Warner.
Current Board Member: Howard Hughes Holdings Inc.
Gerald L. Hassell:
Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Bank of New York Mellon corporation.
Managed a broad range of banking and investment services businesses at BNY (asset servicing, issuer, broker-dealer, treasury and clearing services, operations, and technology).
Former Director: Comcast and MetLife.
Scott Mahoney:
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Peter Millar LLC. Acquired peter Millar in partnership with Sea Island Company.
Previous experience: Polo Ralph Lauren (gained insight into golf and specialty store industry, developed brand expertise).
Current board Member: Fleet Feet. Maritza Montiel:
Former Deputy Chief executive Officer and Vice Chairman of Deloitte & Touche LLP‘s U.S. Business.
Managed client bases across commercial and federal sectors. Led Deloitte’s U.S. regions.
Managed the design and implementation of Deloitte University.
Current Board Member: McCormick (for the past ten years).
Current Board Member: Royal Caribbean Group. Former Director: Comcast and APTAR.
Len Potter:
Founder, President, and Chief Investment Officer of Wildcat Capital Management, LLC.
Founder and Senior Managing Director of Vida Ventures (biotech venture fund).
Extensive Board Director experience.
Current or past Board Member: Hilton Grand Vacations Inc., SLR Investment Corp., and SuRo Capital Corporation.
Quotes:
Novak: Expresses pleasure in welcoming the “accomplished forward-looking team” to the future board of Directors, highlighting their collective expertise and perspectives that will strengthen governance and support future success.
Lazarus: States that the announcement of the future Board is a “critical milestone” for defining long-term strategy and advancing the value of the media portfolio, and looks forward to collaborating with the group to establish a leading self-reliant media company.
