BrightView Announces Appointment of Two New Independent Directors
April 15 2019 - 4:15PM
Business Wire
BrightView Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: BV) (“the Company” or
“BrightView”), the leading commercial landscaping services company
in the United States, today announced the appointment of Jane Okun
Bomba and Mara Swan as independent members of its Board of
Directors. The appointments of Ms. Okun Bomba and Ms. Swan expands
the size of the board to eight members, four of whom are
independent.
Jane Okun Bomba is President of Saddle Ridge Consulting and
advises on a range of strategic issues. From 2004 to 2017, Ms. Okun
Bomba was an executive at IHS Markit, most recently as Executive
Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer. In addition to
heading worldwide teams across several corporate functions, Ms Okun
Bomba led large transformational initiatives, including the
company’s 2005 IPO, the company’s rebranding and the implementation
of a single global ERP. Prior to IHS, she was a partner at Genesis,
Inc. and headed investor relations at Velocom, MediaOne Group, and
Northwest Airlines. Earlier in her career she was a CPA at Price
Waterhouse focused in the areas of general audit and litigation
support. Ms. Okun Bomba serves on the board of Kickstart
International and is a member of the International Women’s Forum.
Additionally, she is a member of the University of Michigan, Ross
School of Business Dean’s Advisory Board and the School of
Literature, Science and Arts Dean’s Advisory Committee. She holds
both a BGS and an MBA from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
and completed graduate studies at the Stockholm School of
Economics. She received board director education in the Women’s
Director Development Program at the Kellogg School of Management,
Northwestern University and the Directors’ Consortium.
Mara Swan is Executive Vice President of Global Strategy and
Talent, at ManpowerGroup (NYSE: MAN). In this role, which she has
held since 2009, she leads executive compensation, strategy,
marketing, human resources, thought leadership, public relations,
communications and corporate social responsibility. In 2014, she
also assumed global leadership responsibility of ManpowerGroup’s
Right Management brand. Prior to ManpowerGroup, Ms. Swan was the
CHRO at MolsonCoors and held several leadership roles at Miller
Brewing Company. Ms. Swan currently serves on the GOJO Industries
board of directors where she has been compensation chair since
2011. She is also the Executive Chair of the Center on Executive
Compensation in Washington, D.C. In 2012, Ms. Swan was inducted as
a fellow of the National Academy of Human Resources and named HR
Executive of the Year by HR Executive Magazine. In 2015, she was
named one of the 15 most influential and prominent women leading
human resources functions. She holds a bachelor’s degree in
business administration, from the University of Buffalo and a
master’s degree, in Industrial Relations from the University of
Minnesota.
“We are delighted to welcome Jane and Mara as independent
members of our Board. Their leadership and service with significant
public, private, academic and non-profit entities will provide us
an even greater diversity of thought as we continue guiding
BrightView’s business, including evolving our corporate governance
over time. Our ability to attract such accomplished members to
BrightView’s Board is a testament to the strength of our company
and reinforces our commitment to generating value for our
stockholders,” said Andrew Masterman, President and CEO of
BrightView.
“Adding two independent members to our Board is an important
step for BrightView. Especially given the caliber of our new
Directors. The breadth of experience that Jane and Mara bring with
them speaks for itself and I am confident that it will help them
contribute to the growth of our business and to BrightView’s
evolution as a public company. I look forward to working with both
Jane and Mara as well as the rest of our Board for the benefit of
all of BrightView’s stockholders,” said Paul Raether, Chairman of
the Board.
About BrightView
BrightView is the largest provider of commercial landscaping
services in the United States. Through its team of approximately
20,000 employees, BrightView provides services ranging from
landscape maintenance and enhancements to tree care and landscape
development for thousands of customers’ properties, including
corporate and commercial properties, HOAs, public parks, hotels and
resorts, hospitals and other healthcare facilities, educational
institutions, restaurants and retail, and golf courses, among
others.
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INVESTOR RELATIONS CONTACT:Daniel Schleiniger, VP of
Investor Relations484.567.7148Daniel.Schleiniger@BrightView.com
MEDIA CONTACT:Fred Jacobs, VP of Communications &
Public Affairs484.567.7244Fred.Jacobs@BrightView.com
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