LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y.,
Dec. 4, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hain
Celestial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAIN), a leading organic and
natural products company with operations in North America, Europe and India providing consumers with A Healthier Way
of Life™, today announced the election of Adrianne Shapira to its Board of Directors
effective November 20, 2014.
Adrianne Shapira is the Chief
Financial Officer of David Yurman, a
fine jewelry luxury brand, since 2012. Beyond her role in
overseeing accounting, financial planning and analysis, treasury,
tax, and loss prevention, Adrianne co-chairs the Real Estate
Steering Committee and is a member of the Executive Committee that
seeks to build upon David Yurman's
success by capitalizing on future channel, category and geographic
growth.
"We're excited to have Adrianne join our Board of Directors,"
commented Irwin D. Simon, Founder,
President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of
Hain Celestial. "Adrianne's strong financial expertise as
well as her broad understanding of the consumer products industry
and her e-commerce experience will make her a valuable addition to
our Board of Directors. We look forward to Adrianne's
perspective and contributions to the Company."
Prior to joining David Yurman,
Adrianne had a 13-year tenure at Goldman Sachs, where she was
Managing Director in Global Investment Research covering the
Broadlines Retail sector and the lead equity analyst covering
department stores, discounters, luxury and online. Prior to
joining Goldman Sachs, Adrianne was an analyst at Neuberger Berman,
an investment management company. Adrianne also sits on the
Board of Directors of Gilt Groupe, Inc., an innovative online
shopping destination. Adrianne earned an MBA from
Columbia Business School and a BA from
Tufts University.
Hain Celestial has an eight member Board of
Directors.
The Hain Celestial Group, Inc.
The Hain Celestial
Group (NASDAQ: HAIN), headquartered in Lake Success, NY, is a leading organic and
natural products company with operations in North America, Europe and India. Hain Celestial
participates in many natural categories with well-known brands that
include Celestial Seasonings®, Earth's Best®, Ella's Kitchen®,
Terra®, Garden of Eatin'®, Sensible Portions®, Health Valley®,
Arrowhead Mills®, MaraNatha®, SunSpire®, DeBoles®, Casbah®, Rudi's
Organic Bakery®, Gluten Free Cafe™, Hain Pure Foods®, Spectrum®,
Spectrum Essentials®, Walnut Acres Organic®, Imagine®, Almond
Dream®, Rice Dream®, Soy Dream®, WestSoy®, The Greek Gods®,
BluePrint®, FreeBird®, Plainville Farms®, Yves Veggie Cuisine®,
Europe's Best®, Cully &
Sully®, New Covent Garden Soup Co.®, Johnson's Juice Co.®,
Farmhouse Fare®, Hartley's®, Sun-Pat®, Gale's®, Robertson's®,
Frank Cooper's®, Linda McCartney®,
Lima®, Danival®, Natumi®, GG UniqueFiber®, Tilda®, Akash Basmati®,
Abu Shmagh®, JASON®, Avalon Organics®, Alba Botanica® and Queen
Helene®. Hain Celestial has been providing A Healthier Way of
Life™ since 1993. For more information, visit
www.hain.com.
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