LEHI, Utah, Oct. 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Purple Innovation,
Inc. (NASDAQ: PRPL) ("Purple"), a leader in comfort innovation and
the creator of the renowned Purple® Mattress with its
proprietary GelFlex Grid, today announced that Jack Roddy has been appointed as Chief People
Officer, with responsibility for the company's human resources,
company culture, talent acquisition and diversity, equity and
inclusion efforts.
"Jack Roddy brings a wealth of
culture and organizational development experience to Purple after
decades of working with highly respected brands," stated Purple
CEO, Joe Megibow. "We are excited to
leverage his experience as we continue to rapidly scale our
organization while building an amazing culture and great place to
work. I look forward to supporting him on our mission shared across
all our employees to help every body feel and live better through
innovative comfort solutions."
Roddy has over 25 years of experience in human resources and
organization development for many of the world's best-known brands.
Most recently, Jack was the Chief People Office for VASA Fitness, a
fast-growing health and wellness company headquartered in
Orem, Utah. Prior to that, Jack
served as the Chief Human Resources and Culture Officer for
SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, where he was responsible for
launching new cultural initiatives to help employees better
implement the company's values and improve company retention.
"I am thrilled to join an incredible company on the heels of
immense growth," stated Jack Roddy.
"It's an honor to lead a team rich in culture, ideas and wonderful
people and I look forward to further enhancing the organization as
we continue to grow together."
Serving as Chief People Officer for both publicly traded and
private equity companies, Roddy has a proven track record creating
sustainable change. He combines his expertise in HR strategy,
culture transformation and increasing employee/company engagement
into creating great places to work.
Prior to SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, Roddy served as
Senior Vice President of the Americas for Luxottica, a leader in
the design, manufacture and distribution of fashion, luxury, sports
and performance eyewear. In this role, Roddy was responsible for
leading all aspects of Human Resources, Corporate Communications
and Asset Protection for the North American division.
Jack holds an MA in Organizational Psychology from Columbia University and a BA in Organizational
Behavior from Brigham Young University in
Hawaii.
About Purple
Purple is a digitally-native vertical brand with a mission to
help improve lives through innovative comfort solutions. We design
and manufacture a variety of innovative, premium, branded comfort
products, including mattresses, pillows, bedding, frames and more.
Our products are the result of over 30 years of innovation and
investment in proprietary and patented comfort technologies and the
development of our own manufacturing processes. Our proprietary gel
technology, GelFlex Grid, is the foundation of many of our comfort
products and provides a range of benefits that differentiate our
offerings from other competitors' products. We market and sell our
products through our direct-to-consumer online channels,
traditional retail partners, third-party online retailers and our
owned retail showrooms. Visit Purple online
at purple.com and "like" Purple on Facebook and
"follow" on Instagram.
Purple Innovation, Inc.
Misty Bond
Director of Purple Communications
misty.b@purple.com
385-498-1851
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