Margaret M. Newman has been an independent Board member of the Company since July 2021 and served as a member of the board of Opco from August 2017 until August 2019 and Holdings from August 2019 until July 2021. Ms. Newman has served as Chief People Officer of BrandSafway since July 2019. Ms. Newman previously served as the Chief Human Resources Officer of Keurig Dr. Pepper, Inc. from 2017 to 2019 and as the Chief People Officer of HD Supply from 2007 to 2017. At HD Supply, Ms. Newman helped guide that company through several mergers and acquisitions, strategic divestitures and an initial public offering. Before joining HD Supply, Ms. Newman held key Human Resources roles in Conseco Insurance and Sears Roebuck & Company. Ms. Newman currently serves as a director of Artera Services, LLC. Ms. Newman holds a B.A. in Psychology from Coe College and an M.A. in Social Work from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
Ms. Newman is a valuable member of our Board because of her extensive experience as a human resources professional and her experience integrating merger and acquisition transactions.
Talent and Compensation Committee Chair