Target任命帝亚吉欧北美前CEO Sally Grimes为独立董事
Target 公司（纽约证券交易所代码：TGT）11月12日宣布，董事会已选举 Sally Grimes 为新的独立董事。Grimes 曾任帝亚吉欧北美首席执行官、Clif Bar 公司首席执行官与 Tyson Foods 集团总裁，她将加入董事会的审计与风险委员会及基础设施与财务委员会。Target 总部位于明尼苏达州 Minneapolis，在全美经营2000多家门店。
Grimes 在消费品牌、创新与业务转型方面经验丰富。她最近的职务是帝亚吉欧北美首席执行官，此前曾执掌有机能量棒品牌 Clif Bar，并担任 Tyson Foods 集团总裁。Target 表示，她长期与零售商合作、贴近消费者需求的经验将为董事会带来新的视角，这次任命也是首席执行官 Michael Fiddelke 推动公司开启下一阶段增长的又一步。
Target 首席执行官 Michael Fiddelke 表示，Grimes 的职业生涯始终处在消费者洞察、创新与增长的交汇点上，帮助多个全球知名品牌预判需求变化、把新想法推向市场，她把消费趋势转化为有吸引力的产品与品牌的经验，将为董事会带来宝贵视角。
Target 首席独立董事 Christine Leahy 表示，有效的董事会需要带来不同经验与思考方式的成员，Grimes 兼具对消费者的深入理解，以及创新、企业领导与业务加速方面的履历，将为董事会监督公司的长期战略与增长提供有价值的补充。
Grimes 的董事会经历还包括 Continental Grain Company 与 Beyond Meat 两家公司，她目前担任 Knowing NOAH 基金会（The Noah John Grimes Family Foundation）执行主任。Target 拥有40多万名员工，每周为数以百万计的家庭提供服务。
Target Appoints Sally Grimes, Former Diageo North America CEO, as Independent Director
Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) announced on November 12 that its Board of Directors has elected Sally Grimes as a new independent director. Grimes, who most recently served as CEO of Diageo North America following roles as CEO of Clif Bar & Company and Group President at Tyson Foods, will serve on the Board's Audit & Risk and Infrastructure & Finance committees. Target is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and operates more than 2,000 stores across the United States.
Grimes has led established and emerging brands through periods of change and growth, with significant experience in innovation and business transformation, as well as in partnering with retailers to meet consumer needs and business goals. Target said the appointment is another step in accelerating CEO Michael Fiddelke's strategy to build the retailer's next chapter of growth.
"Sally has built her career at the intersection of consumer insight, innovation and growth, helping some of the world's most recognized brands anticipate changing needs and bring new ideas to market," said Michael Fiddelke, Target's CEO. "Her experience turning consumer trends into compelling products and brands will bring valuable perspective to our Board."
"An effective Board benefits from leaders who bring different experiences and ways of thinking," said Christine Leahy, Target's lead independent director. "Sally combines deep consumer understanding with a track record of innovation, enterprise leadership and business acceleration."
Grimes also brings public and private company board experience, including service on the boards of Continental Grain Company and Beyond Meat. She currently serves as Executive Director of Knowing NOAH, The Noah John Grimes Family Foundation. Target is powered by more than 400,000 team members and serves millions of families each week.
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