Monro, Inc. Announces Enhancements to Senior Leadership Team
October 08 2018 - 7:30AM
~ Deborah Brundage appointed Senior Vice
President – Chief Marketing Officer ~~ Avi Dasgupta promoted to
Senior Vice President – Chief Information Officer ~
Monro, Inc. (Nasdaq: MNRO), a leading provider of automotive
undercar repair and tire services, today announced Deborah Brundage
has been appointed Senior Vice President – Chief Marketing Officer
and Avi Dasgupta has been promoted to Senior Vice President – Chief
Information Officer, effective immediately.
Brundage joined Monro in March 2018 as Senior Vice President of
Marketing and Merchandising with more than 16 years of experience
at Procter & Gamble, where she specialized in global brand
development, marketing and business leadership. Since joining
Monro, Brundage has been instrumental in the execution of the
Company’s customer-centric engagement initiatives, a key pillar of
its Monro.Forward strategy. Most recently, she oversaw the
successful launch of Monro’s new retail and corporate websites, a
major milestone in the development of the Company’s online
strategy. In her new role, she will continue to lead Monro’s
efforts to increase customer retention, drive new customer
acquisition and build a true omni-channel
presence.
Dasgupta joined Monro in July 2018 as Vice President of IT
Infrastructure and Data Architecture, bringing over twenty-five
years of IT experience at industry-leading companies, including
Constellation Brands and Xerox. Since joining Monro, Dasgupta has
led the expansion of the Company’s IT infrastructure and data
capabilities, supporting the roll out of a number of key
Monro.Forward initiatives. In his new role, Dasgupta will oversee
the entire IT organization and report directly to Brett Ponton,
Monro’s President and Chief Executive Officer, underscoring the
Company’s commitment to investing in technology to support the
execution of its strategic initiatives.
Brett Ponton said, “I’d like to congratulate Deborah and Avi and
thank them both for their excellent contributions to Monro. We are
very pleased to further strengthen our senior leadership team as we
remain focused on successfully executing our Monro.Forward
strategy. Since joining, Deborah has shown invaluable expertise as
she leads the improvement of the Company’s marketing and
merchandising capabilities. Similarly, Avi has exceeded our
expectations in executing his transformative work of our entire IT
organization. I look forward to continued collaboration with them
both.”
About Monro, Inc.
Headquartered in Rochester, New York, Monro is a
chain of 1,178 Company-operated stores, 97 franchised locations,
nine wholesale locations and three retread facilities providing
automotive undercar repair and tire sales and services. The Company
operates in 28 states, serving the Mid-Atlantic and New England
regions and portions of the Great Lakes, Midwest and Southeast. The
predecessor to the Company was founded by Charles J. August in 1957
as a Midas Muffler franchise. In 1966, Monro began to diversify
into a full line of undercar repair services. The Company has
experienced significant growth in recent years through acquisitions
and, to a lesser extent, the opening of newly constructed stores.
The Company went public in 1991 and trades on The Nasdaq Stock
Market under the symbol MNRO.
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