SEATTLE, May 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Seattle-based
Nordstrom, Inc., announced on May 16,
2017 the reelection of eleven existing members of the Board
of Directors, and the appointment of Stacy
Brown-Philpot, CEO of TaskRabbit, as a new director.
Former board director, Enrique 'Rick' Hernandez, Jr., announced
earlier this year that he would not be seeking re-election.
With the addition of Mrs. Brown-Philpot, the Nordstrom Board
will consist of 12 directors. Nordstrom directors serve
one-year terms and the company requires annual elections of all
board members.
Mrs. Brown-Philpot has served as Chief Executive Officer of
TaskRabbit, an on demand home services platform, since April 2016. Prior to that, she was the company's
Chief Operating Officer from 2013 – 2016. From May 2012 – December
2012, Mrs. Brown-Philpot was an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at
GV, the venture capital investment arm of Alphabet, Inc. Before
that, she spent nearly a decade at Google in various roles
including Senior Director of Global Consumer Operations. Mrs.
Brown-Philpot has also served as a senior analyst at Goldman Sachs
and senior associate at PricewaterhouseCoopers. She has been on the
Board of Directors of HP Inc. since 2015. Mrs. Brown-Philpot will
serve as a member of the Finance Committee and Technology Committee
on the Nordstrom Board.
"Stacy brings a breadth of unique innovation, operational, and
entrepreneurial experience to our Board," said Phil Satre, Chairman of the Board of Directors
for Nordstrom. "We're thrilled to have her join us and look forward
to adding her e-commerce expertise as we work to improve the
omnichannel shopping experience for our customers."
About Nordstrom
Nordstrom, Inc. is a leading fashion specialty retailer based in
the U.S. Founded in 1901 as a shoe store in Seattle, today Nordstrom operates 354 stores
in 40 states, including 122 full-line stores in the United States, Canada and Puerto
Rico; 221 Nordstrom Rack stores; two Jeffrey boutiques; and
two clearance stores. Additionally, customers are served online
through Nordstrom.com, Nordstromrack.com and HauteLook. The company
also owns Trunk Club, a personalized clothing service serving
customers online at TrunkClub.com and its seven clubhouses.
Nordstrom, Inc.'s common stock is publicly traded on the NYSE under
the symbol JWN.
INVESTOR CONTACT:
Trina
Schurman
Nordstrom, Inc.
(206) 303-6503
Trina.Schurman@nordstrom.com
MEDIA CONTACT:
Gigi Ganatra
Duff
Nordstrom, Inc.
(206) 303-3030
Gigi.Ganatra@nordstrom.com
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