Board of Directors

Laura Alber, Director since 2010

  • Chief Executive Officer since 2010
  • President since 2006
  • President, Pottery Barn Brands, 2002-2006
  • Executive Vice President, Pottery Barn, 2000-2002
  • Senior Vice President, Pottery Barn Catalog and Pottery Barn Kids Retail, 1999-2000
  • Director, salesforce.com, inc. (customer relationship management software) since 2021
  • Director, Fitbit, Inc. (fitness trackers), 2016-2021

Esi Eggleston Bracey, Director since 2021

  • Member of the Audit and Finance Committee
  • Chief Operating Officer, EVP Beauty & Personal Care, Unilever North America (consumer goods), since 2018
  • President, Consumer Beauty, Coty Inc. (cosmetics) (acquired by Proctor & Gamble (consumer goods), 2009 – 2016; other roles of increasing responsibility, 1991 – 2008
  • Director, Six Flags Entertainment Corporation (amusement park operator) since 2020

Scott Dahnke, Director since 2019

  • Chairman of the Board
  • Chair of the Compensation Committee
  • Member of the Nominations, Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility Committee
  • Global co-CEO, since 2016, Managing Partner, 2003 to 2015, L Catterton (private equity)
  • Managing Director, Deutsche Bank Capital Partners (private equity), 2002 to 2003
  • Managing Director, AEA Investors (private equity), 1998 to 2002
  • Chief Executive Officer, infoGROUP Inc. (formerly known as InfoUSA; Nasdaq-listed) (marketing), 1997 to 1998
  • Principal (Partner), McKinsey & Company (management consulting), 1991 to 1997
  • Director, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (cruise line), 2020 to 2021
  • Director, The Honest Company, Inc. (consumer products), 2018 to 2021
  • Director, Vroom, Inc. (online car sales platform), 2015 to 2021
  • Director, Noodles & Company (restaurant), 2011 to 2019

Anne Finucane, Director since 2021

  • Chairman of the Board, Bank of America Europe (financial services) since 2018
  • Vice Chairman, Bank of America Corporation (financial services) 2015-2021; Global Chief Strategy and Marketing Officer, 2006 – 2015
  • Chief Marketing Officer, Fleet Bank (financial services), 1995 – 2004
  • Director, CVS Health Corporation (healthcare & pharmacy) since 2011

Paula Pretlow, Director since 2021

  • Member of the Audit and Finance Committee
  • Senior Vice President, The Capital Group (investment management firm), 1999 to 2011
  • Senior Vice President, Montgomery Asset Management (asset management firm), 1997 to 1999
  • Principal, BlackRock (formerly Barclays Global Investors) (investment management firm), 1992 to 1995
  • Director, Vroom, Inc. (online car sales platform) since 2021
  • Director, Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc. (asset management firm) since 2021
  • Director, Bitwise Industries (technology ecosystem) since 2020
  • Board Chair, Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation (charitable foundation) since 2023; Member of the Board of Trustees, 2018 to 2023
  • Member of Board of Trustees, Kresge Foundation (charitable foundation) since 2015

William Ready, Director since 2020

  • Member of the Compensation Committee 
  • Chief Executive Officer, Pinterest, Inc. (social media company) since 2022
  • President of Commerce, Google LLC (internet search company), 2020 - 2022
  • Director, Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (human resources software company) since 2016
  • Chief Operating Officer, PayPal Holdings, Inc. (digital commerce company), 2016 – 2019
  • Senior Vice President, Global Head of Product and Engineering, PayPal Holdings, Inc., 2015 – 2016
  • Senior Vice President, Global Head of Merchant and NextGen Commerce, PayPal Holdings, Inc., 2015
  • Chief Executive Officer, BrainTree (a mobile and web payment systems company, acquired by PayPal Holdings, Inc. in 2013), 2011 – 2015

Frits Van Paasschen, Director since 2017

  • Chair of the Nominations, Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility Committee
  • Member of the Compensation Committee
  • Director, Amadeus IT Group SA (travel technology) since 2023
  • Lead Independent Director, Sonder Holding, Inc. (real estate management) since 2019
  • Director, DSM-Firmenich AG (life sciences and ingredients) since 2017
  • Director (non public), JCrew Group (apparel retail) since 2020
  • Director (non public), citizenM Hotels (hotels) since 2017
  • Chairman, Convene (workspace and property technology) 2017-2022
  • Author, The Disruptors’ Feast, about the challenges of managing through disruptive change, published 2017
  • President, Chief Executive Officer, Starwood Hotels and Resorts (hotels), 2007 – 2015
  • President, Chief Executive Officer, Coors Brewing Company (beer), 2005 – 2007
  • GM (President) Europe, Middle East & Africa, 2000 – 2004, GM (President) Americas and Africa, 1998 – 2000, Vice President Strategic Planning, 1997 – 1998, Nike Inc. (athletic footwear and apparel)
  • Chairman, Supervisory Board, Apollo Hotels (hotels), 2016 - 2018
  • Director, Crown PropTech Acquisitions (special purpose acquisition company), 2021 – 2023
  • Director, Barclays PLC (banking), 2013 – 2016
  • Director, Jones Apparel Group Inc. (clothing), 2004 – 2007
  • Director, Oakley, Inc. (sunglasses and athletic apparel), 2004 – 2007

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