Northwest Bank, headquartered in Oregon, appointed Lori Flexer to its Board of Directors. Lori is a Portfolio Manager with Ferguson Wellman Capital Management. Read about it in the Business Wire press release.
Northwest Bank, headquartered in Oregon, appointed Lori Flexer to its Board of Directors. Lori is a Portfolio Manager with Ferguson Wellman Capital Management. Read about it in the Business Wire press release.
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (NYSE: GT), headquartered in Ohio, appointed Stephanie Streeter to its Board of Directors. Stephanie is the former President and CEO of Banta Corporation. Read about it in the Company press release.
Zynex Inc, headquartered in Colorado, appointed Mary Beth Vitale to its Board of Directors. Mary Beth is Co-Founder of Pellera LLC. Read about it in the Business Wire press release.
25 Women were appointed to Boards of Directors in September 2008 reported by NewsonWomen.com. This brings us to 193 for the first nine months of 2008, short of our total for this time last year. Major companies appointing women to boards in September08 included Hanesbrands, Nova Chemicals, Comerica, Dupont, 3Com, DPL, International Flavors and Fragrances, and Staples. Massachusetts was the home of the most companies appointing women this month. California, however, is far and away the most active state for board appointments of women to date this year. Read more about it in Elizabeth Ghaffari's analysis on Championboards.com.
LiveDeal, Inc. (Nasdaq: LIVE), headquartered in California, appointed Sheryle Bolton to its Board of Directors. Sheryle, who holds an MBA from Harvard, is a former CEO of Scientific Learning Corporation, which she led from start-up to IPO to sustainable growth. Read more about Sheryle's career in the Business Wire press release.
Hanesbrands Inc. (NYSE: HBI), headquartered in North Carolina, appointed Ann Ziegler to its Board of Directors. Ann, who holds a law degree from University of Chicago Law School, is Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of CDW Corporation. Read about it in the Business Wire press release.
Taylor Capital Group Inc. (Nasdaq: TAYC), headquartered in Illinois, appointed Jennifer Steans to its Board of Directors. Jennifer, who holds an MBA from the Kellogg School of Mangement at Northwestern University, is President of Financial Investments Corp and Chairman of USAmeribancorp Inc. Read about it in the prnewswire press release on yahoo.
Molecular Insight Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: MIPI), headquartered in Massachusetts, appointed Dr. Yvonne Greenstreet to its Board of Directors. Yvonne is Senior Vice President and Chief of Strategy, R&D, at GlaxoSmithKline. Read about it in the Business Wire press release.
American Transmission Company, headquartered in Wisconsin, appointed Ann Schrader (pictured left) to its Board of Directors. Ann is Chief Operating Officer of HealthEast Care System. See Business wire press release.
Proofpoint Inc, headquartered in California, appointed Dana Evan to its Board of Directors. Dana is a former Chief Financial Officer of Verisign, Inc. Read about it in the dbusiness press release.
NOVA Chemicals (NYSE: NCX), headquartered in Pennsylvania and Canada, appointed Laurie Brlas to its Board of Directors. Laurie (pictured left) is Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. Read about it in the Business Wire press release.
Suzanne Present, a Principal of Gladwyne Partners LLC, was appointed to the Board of Directors of SourceForge Corporation (Nasdaq: LNUX), headquartered in California. Read about it in the Market Wire press release. Sandra Harbrecht, President of Paul Werth Associates, was appointed to the Board of Davey Tree Expert Company, headquartered in Ohio. Read about it in the prnewswire press release on marketwatch.com.
Comerica Inc. (NYSE: CMA), headquartered in Texas, appointed Nina Vaca and Jacqueline Kane to its Board of Directors. Nina (pictured left) is CEO of Pinnacle Technical Resources Inc. and Jacqueline is a Senior Vice President of The Clorox Company. Read about it in the prnewswire press release.
eZCom Software inc., headquartered in New Jersey, appointed Claire Calandra (pictured left) to its Board of Directors. Claire, who holds a JD from Rutgers School of Law, is a former Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Tycom Ltd. Read about it in the prnewswire press release.
Continucare Corporation (AMEX: CNU), headquartered in Florida, appointed Jacqueline Simkin to its Board of Directors. Jacqueline is President of Simkin Management Inc. Read about it in the Business Wire press release.
3Com Corporation (Nasdaq: COMS), headquartered in Massachusetts, appointed Kathleen Cote to its Board of Directors. Kathleen is a former CEO of Worldport Communications Inc. Read about it in the Business Wire press release.
DPL, Inc. (NYSE:DPL), the regional electric energy company headquartered in Ohio, appointed Pamela Morris to its Board of Directors. Pamela is President and CEO of CareSource. Read about it in the Business Wire press release.
Eagle Bancorp Inc. (Nasdaq: EBGN), headquartered in Maryland, appointed Susan Lacz to its Board of Directors. Susan is Partner and Chief Executive Officer of Ridgewells. Read more about it in the prnewswire press release on yahoo.
Somnus Therapeutics Inc., headquartered in New Jersey, appointed Linda Hogan to its Board of Directors. Linda is the Chief Business Officer at Somnus. Read more about it in the Business Wire press release.
Coolbar, the sun protective clothing manufacturer headquartered in Minnesota, appointed Susan Engel to its Board of Directors. Susan (pictured left) is the Former CEO of Lennox Group Inc. Read more about it in the Business Wire press release.
Prolifiq Software Inc., headquartered in Oregon, appointed Linda Ranz to its Board of Directors. Linda is a former Senior Executive at Getty Images. Read about it in the Business Wire press release.
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (NYSE: IFF), headquartered in New York, appointed Katherine Hudson to its Board of Directors. Katherine is the former Chairman, President and CEO of Brady Corporation. Read about it in the Business Wire press release.
Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (NYSE: CPK), headquartered in Delaware, appointed Dianna Morgan to its Board of Directors. Diana is a former Walt Disney World Company Executive. Read about it in the prnewswire press release on cnnmoney.
Staples, Inc (Nasdaq: SPLS), headquartered in Massachusetts, appointed Elizabeth Smith to its Board of Directors. Elizabeth, who holds an MBA from Stanford, is President of Avon Products Inc. Read more about it in the Business Wire press release.
American Equity Investment Life Company (NYSE: AEL), headquartered in Iowa, appointed Debra Richardson, Wendy Carlson and Joyce Chapman to its Board of Directors. Wendy Carlson is Chief Financial Officer and General Counsel of American Equity, Debra Richardson is a Senior Vice President at American Equity and Joyce Chapman is a former Banker with West Bank in Iowa. Read about it in the Business Wire press release.
Evergreen Solar Inc, headquartered in Massachusetts, appointed Dr. Susan Tierney to its Board of Directors. Susan, an expert on energy policy and economics and Chairman of the Board of the Energy Foundation, is a Managing Principal with the Analysis Group. Read about it in the Business Wire press release.
Twenty Two women were appointed to Boards of Directors in August 2008 as reported on NewsonWomen.com, one less than reported in August 2007. Major companies appointing women to boards this month included Humana, Georgia Power, Jack in the Box, Emerson, PROS Holdings, Tennant, Revlon, and Cablevision Systems. Read more analysis of these appointments by Elizabeth Ghaffari on ChampionBoards.com.
Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM), headquartered in Kentucky, appointed Marissa Peterson to its Board of Directors. Marissa is a former Executive Vice President of Sun Microsystems Inc. Read more about it in the Business Wire press release.
Plastic Jungle, the website for gift card exchanges and services headquartered in California, announced its Board of Directors which includes Tina Henson, the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Plastic Jungle. Read about it in the Business Wire press release.
PROS Holdings Inc. (NYSE: PRO), headquartered in Texas, appointed Ellen Keszler to its Board of Directors. Ellen, who holds an MBA from University of Texas at Austin, is President and CEO of Clear Sky Associates and had previously been President of Travelocity Business. Read about it in the Business Wire press release.
Searchandise Commerce, headquartered in Massachusetts, appointed Sarah Fay to its Board of Directors. Sarah is CEO of Aegis Media North America. Read about it in the Business Wire press release.
CoBiz Financial (Nasdaq: COBZ), headquartered in Colorado, appointed Mary Rhinehart to its Board of Directors. Mary is Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Johns Manville. Read about it in the prnewswire press release.
Georgia Power, headquartered in Georgia, appointed Dr Beverly Daniel Tatum (pictured left) to its Board of Directors. Beverly is President of Spelman College. Read more about it in the prnewswire press release on yahoo.
Monogram Biosciences Inc, headquartered in California, appointed Christine White, M.D., to its Board of Directors. Christine has extensive experience as a practicing oncologist and had previously been a Senior Vice President at Biogen Idec. Read more about Christine's career in the prnewswire press release on pharmalive.com.
Tennant Corporation (NYSE: TNC), heaquartered in Minnesota, appointed Carol Eicher to its Board of Directors. Carol is Vice President and Business Director for Primary Materials at Rohm and Haas Company. Read about it in the Business Wire press release.
UniSource Energy Corporation (NYSE: UNS), headquartered in Arizona, appointed Louise Francesconi to its Board of Directors. Louise is the former President of Raytheon Missile Systems. Read about it in the Business Wire press release.
DeVry Inc. (NYSE: DE), headquartered in Illinois, appointed Lisa Pickrum to its Board of Directors. Lisa is Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of The RLJ Companies. Read about it in the Business Wire press release.
Power Medical Interventions Inc. (Nasd: PMII), headquartered in Pennsylvania, appointed Mary Kay Scucci to its Board of Directors. Mary, an MBA from Wharton/UPenn, is a Financial Consultant at Y & M Ventures inc. Read about it on marketwatch.com.
SpaceDev Inc, headquartered in California, appointed Patricia Grace Smith to its Board of Directors. Patricia is a former Associate Administrator of Commercial Space Transportation for the Federal Aviation Administration. Read about it in the Company press release.
Revlon Inc. (NYSE: REV), headquartered in New York, appointed Tamara Mellon to its Board of Directors. Tamara is President and Founder of J. Choo Ltd ("Jimmy Choo"). Read more about it in the Business Wire press release.
Emerson Corporation (NYSE: EMR), headquartered in Missouri, appointed Harriet Green (pictured) to its Board of Directors. Harriet is Chief Executive Officer of global electronics distributor, Premier Farnel plc. Read more about it in the Business Wire press release.
GoAmercia Inc. (Nasdaq: GOAM), headquartered in New Jersey, appointed Kathleen Abernathy to its Board of Directors. Kathleen had served as a Commissioner at the Federal Communications Commission. Read more about it in the prnewswire press release on yahoo.
Thermogenesis Corporation (Nasdaq: KOOL), headquartered in California, appointed Tiffany Olson to its Board of Directors. Tiffany is the former President and CEO of Roche Diagnostics. Read more about it in the prnewswire press release on yahoo.
Lifetime Fitness Inc (NYSE: LTM), headquartered in Minnesota, appointed Martha Morfitt to its Board of Directors. Martha is a former Chief Executive Officer of CNS Inc. Read more about it in the Business Wire press release.
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