BALTIMORE, April 13, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Under Armour,
Inc. (NYSE: UA, UAA) today announced that Jerri L. DeVard has been nominated for election
to the company's Board of Directors. Ms. DeVard's election
will be considered as part of the company's slate of director
nominees at the 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 31, 2017.
Ms. DeVard has more than 30 years of extensive marketing and
leadership experience at large global brands. Most recently, she
served as Chief Marketing Officer of The ADT Corporation, a leading
provider of home and business security services. Prior to
that, she was Principal of DeVard Marketing Group, a firm
specializing in advertising, branding, communications, as well as
traditional, digital, and multicultural marketing strategies. Ms.
DeVard also served as Executive Vice President of Marketing for
Nokia. Additionally, she held senior marketing roles at Verizon
Communications, Citibank, Revlon, Harrah's Entertainment, the NFL's
Minnesota Vikings and the Pillsbury Company. Ms. DeVard is a
graduate of Spelman College, where she
also recently served as a member of the Board of Trustees from 2005
to 2014. She received her MBA from the Atlanta University
Graduate School of Business.
"We are thrilled that Jerri
DeVard has agreed to stand for election to our Board of
Directors," said Kevin Plank, Under
Armour's Chairman and CEO. "Jerri's in-depth marketing,
leadership and corporate board experience across such a wide
variety of global brands should serve as an invaluable asset to our
Board of Directors as we continue to expand globally, deliver
breakthrough innovations and find new ways to connect with
consumers around the world."
"It has been inspiring to watch Under Armour grow and tell its
story to athletes everywhere," said Ms. DeVard. "I have been
an avid consumer of Under Armour products for many years and have
always admired the passion that fuels the Brand, as well as its
focus on innovation and technology. I am honored to be nominated to
the Under Armour Board of Directors, and I look forward to working
with the team as it writes the next chapter of that story."
About Under Armour, Inc.
Under Armour, the originator
of performance footwear, apparel and equipment, revolutionized how
athletes across the world dress. Designed to make all athletes
better, the brand's innovative products are sold worldwide to
athletes at all levels. The Under Armour Connected Fitness™
platform powers the world's largest digital health and fitness
community through a suite of applications: UA Record, MapMyFitness,
Endomondo and MyFitnessPal. The Under Armour global headquarters is
in Baltimore, Maryland. For
further information, please visit the Company's website
at www.uabiz.com.
Under Armour has two classes of publicly traded common stock
listed on the New York Stock Exchange: Class C stock trades under
the ticker symbol "UA" and Class A stock trades under the ticker
symbol "UAA". For more information about Under Armour's
stock, please visit the Company's Investor Relations website
at http://www.uabiz.com/investors.cfm.
Additional Information and Where to Find It
Under Armour, Inc. has filed a proxy statement and proxy cards
with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") in
connection with the solicitation of proxies from Under Armour
stockholders in connection with its 2017 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders to be held on May 31,
2017. UNDER ARMOUR STOCKHOLDERS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO
READ SUCH PROXY STATEMENT (INCLUDING ANY AMENDMENTS AND
SUPPLEMENTS) AND ACCOMPANYING PROXY CARDS IN THEIR ENTIRETY AS THEY
CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION.
Investors and stockholders may obtain the proxy statement and
other materials filed by Under Armour in connection with its 2017
Annual Meeting of Stockholders free of charge at the SEC's website
(http://www.sec.gov), at the Company's website
(http://www.uabiz.com), or by writing to Under Armour, Inc., 2601
Port Covington Dr., Baltimore,
Maryland 21230, Attn: Corporate Secretary.
Under Armour and its directors, nominees and executive officers
may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies
from Under Armour's stockholders with respect to the proposals to
be considered at the 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
Information regarding the names, affiliations, and direct or
indirect interests (by security holdings or otherwise) of these
individuals is set forth in the proxy statement and the other
documents filed with the SEC.
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