Caitlin ChurchillICR, Inc. tel: 646-277-1274 email: Caitlin.Churchill@icrinc.com
Mr. Mardy has served on the Board of Directors since April 2018. In September 2022, Mr. Mardy was appointed Chairman of the Board. Mr. Mardy currently serves on the Board of Directors of Newman’s Own Food Company, the Board of Directors of The Eastern Company, and the Board of Directors of Lulu’s Fashion Lounge Holdings Inc., where he serves as the audit committee chair and a member of the compensation committee, as well as on the Board of Trustees of Penn Medicine Princeton Health. Mr. Mardy previously served on the Board of Directors of David’s Tea, and also previously served on the Board of Directors of True Leaf Brands. Mr. Mardy served as Executive Vice President and director of specialty retailer, Tumi Inc., from July 2003 to August 2016. Prior to joining Tumi, from 1996 to 2002, he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Keystone Foods LLC, a processor and distributor, supplying the quick service restaurant industry. From 1982 to 1996, he served as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and in various other finance positions at Nabisco Biscuit Company, a snack food and consumer products company. Previously, Mr. Mardy served on the Board of Directors of Keurig Green Mountain Inc. from 2007 until 2016 and ModusLink Global Solutions, Inc. from 2003 until 2013 acting as audit committee chair and a member of their respective compensation committees. Mr. Mardy also served on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) Advisory Board from 2014 until 2016 and is a trustee of the New Jersey chapter of the Financial Executives Institute. Mr. Mardy holds an MBA from Rutgers University and undergraduate degree from Princeton University. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and the New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants, as well as a member of the National Association of Corporate Directors. Mr. Mardy brings valuable management, retail, finance, and accounting experience to the Board of Directors.
Mr. Garff was appointed to the Board of Directors in May 2019. Mr. Garff is a Managing Director for Sun Capital Partners, a private equity firm focused on investing in middle market business. He leads the Los Angeles office for Sun Capital where he focuses on investing in consumer facing businesses. Mr. Garff joined Sun Capital in 2001. Prior to Sun Capital, Mr. Garff worked for The Carlyle Group in Washington, DC, as well as KSL Fairways (a KKR affiliate at the time). Mr. Garff received a Bachelor of Science in Finance from the University of Utah and a Master of Business Administration in Finance from the University of Chicago. Mr. Garff brings valuable management and business experience to the Board of Directors.
Mr. Griffith has served on the Board of Directors since November 2013. Mr. Griffith served as the Chief Executive Officer of Land’s End, Inc. from March 2017 to January 2023 and is currently the Executive Vice Chair of Lands’ End, Inc. Prior to that he served as the Chief Executive Officer, President and a member of the Board of Directors of Tumi Holdings, Inc. from April 2009 to August 2016. From 2002 to February 2009, Mr. Griffith was employed at Esprit Holdings Limited, a global fashion brand, where he was promoted to Chief Operating Officer and appointed to the Board of Directors in 2002, then promoted to President of Esprit North and South America in 2006. From 1999 to 2002, Mr. Griffith worked as an Executive Vice President at Tommy Hilfiger. From 1998 to 1999, Mr. Griffith worked as the President of Retail at the J. Peterman Company, a catalog-based apparel and retail company. From 1989 through 1998, Mr. Griffith worked in various positions at Gap, Inc. Mr. Griffith is currently a member of the Board of Directors of Lands’ End and Samsonite and, from September 2013 until September 2020, he served as a member of the Board of Directors of Parsons, The New School of Design. Mr. Griffith brings to the Board of Directors experience as a public company director, experience as a senior executive of a major global consumer products company and a proven track record of innovation and driving international growth and expansion.
Ms. Ulasewicz has served as a Director since April 2014 and currently serves as a non-executive Director of Signet Jewelers Limited and Dufry AG. She previously served as non-executive Director of ASOS plc, Bunzl plc and Hudson Group. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Ulasewicz was President of the Americas division of Burberry Group plc, a global luxury brand, and was responsible for the United States, Canada and Central and South America. Throughout her career, Ms. Ulasewicz held positions of increasing responsibility and leadership with Bloomingdales, Galeries Lafayette and Saks, Inc. Ms. Ulasewicz brings to our Board of Directors experience as a plural global public company Director and extensive retail and connected commerce experience. She is a National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) Leadership Fellow.
Robin Kramer joined the Board of Directors in September 2019. Ms. Kramer is a globally recognized leader in brand strategy and consumer experience design. She has worked with numerous Fortune 500 brands -- from luxury to mass brands, apparel to automotive -- and has extensive insight into the consumer and retail. She is trusted and valued by a broad and distinguished roster of international clients. Prior to founding Kramer Design Group, a consumer strategy and creative service agency, in 1996, Ms. Kramer was Vice President of Creative Services at Calvin Klein, supporting the brand through its initial global expansion. Ms. Kramer brings to the Board of Directors extensive brand and consumer strategy experience.