Phillip Eyler, Angel L. Mendez Named to Sleep Number Corporation Board of Directors
October 25 2021 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Sleep Number Corporation (Nasdaq: SNBR), the leader in sleep
health, innovation, science, and research, today announced the
appointment to its Board of Directors of Phillip Eyler, a
transformational global leader of thermal technology solutions for
automotive and medical customers, and Angel L. Mendez, an
accomplished global operations executive in multinational
technology companies.
Eyler is the President and CEO of Gentherm, a global market
leader and developer of innovative thermal management technologies,
supplying automotive products for the autonomous, electrified, and
ridesharing ecosystem of the future and cutting-edge thermal
solutions to improve the recovery of patients in the operating
room.
Mendez is the former Executive Vice President and Chief
Operating Officer of HERE Technologies, and has more than three
decades of leadership experience, including supply chain management
with some of the world’s most forward-thinking technology and
aerospace companies.
“Phil and Angel’s innovative global technology and supply chain
leadership expertise and their mission-driven mindsets make them
the perfect addition to Sleep Number’s Board of Directors as we
fulfill our purpose of improving the health and wellbeing of
society through higher quality sleep,” said Shelly Ibach, President
and CEO, Sleep Number.
“Phil is a visionary and purpose driven leader with significant
global experience in developing connected solutions that meet the
needs of the increasingly digital consumer. Angel is a thought
leader and trailblazer as an architect of end-to-end digital supply
chains at global technology companies,” continued Ibach. “The Board
and I are looking forward to Phil’s and Angel’s contributions as we
continue to broaden our consumer relevance, extend our leadership
in connected sleep health and deliver superior stakeholder
value.”
Eyler and Mendez, whose appointments will be effective January
2, 2022, join a Board that is rich in diversity, including gender,
Black, Latinx and LGBTQ+ members.
About Phillip Eyler
Mr. Eyler joined Gentherm, Inc. as President and CEO in December
2017, and serves on its Board. Gentherm is the global market leader
and developer of innovative thermal management technologies with
more than 13,000 employees in 13 countries. As CEO, Mr. Eyler is
driving transformational growth in Gentherm’s core automotive
climate and comfort business, as well as new initiatives in battery
thermal management and medical patient temperature management.
Prior to joining Gentherm, Mr. Eyler served in a series of
escalating leadership roles over 20 years at Harman International,
an $8 billion audio electronics company, culminating in a two-year
tenure as president of its Connected Car Division. Mr. Eyler earned
his BS in mechanical engineering from Purdue University and his MBA
degree from Duke University.
About Angel L. Mendez
Mr. Mendez is Executive Chairman of LevaData, Inc., an
artificial intelligence company that powers the smartest supply
chains in the world. He also serves as an independent director to
Kinaxis, Inc., which provides unparalleled agility and resiliency
to supply chains across the globe. Previously, Mr. Mendez served as
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of HERE
Technologies, a multinational organization that delivers location
intelligence software and platform services. Mr. Mendez spent 10
years as a senior executive at Cisco Systems, leading its corporate
transformation program as well as its global supply chain,
including demand management, strategic sourcing, manufacturing,
logistics, and customer support. He also served in senior roles
leading global operations, supply chain management and global
procurement at Palm, Inc., Gateway, Inc. and Citigroup, and in
various executive positions at Allied Signal Aerospace and GE. He
earned his BS degree in electrical engineering from Lafayette
College and his MBA from Rollins College.
About Sleep Number
Individuality is the foundation of Sleep Number. Our purpose
driven company is comprised of more than 5,000 passionate team
members who are dedicated to our mission of improving lives by
individualizing sleep experiences. We have improved over 13 million
lives and are positively impacting society’s wellbeing through
higher quality sleep.
Our award-winning 360® smart beds are informed by science. They
learn from over one billion sleep sessions of highly-accurate, real
world sleep data – the cumulation of almost 12 billion hours’ worth
- to automatically adjust to each sleeper and provide effortless
comfort and proven quality sleep. Our 360 smart beds deliver
individualized sleep health reports and insights, including a daily
SleepIQ® score, and are helping to advance meaningful sleep health
solutions by applying sleep science and research.
For life-changing sleep, visit SleepNumber.com or one of our
more than 625 Sleep Number® stores. More information is available
on our newsroom and investor relations sites.
View source
version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20211025005252/en/
Investors: Dave Schwantes, 763-551-7498
investorrelations@sleepnumber.com Or Media: Julie Elepano,
414-732-9840 Julie.Elepano@sleepnumber.com
Sleep Number (NASDAQ:SNBR)
Historical Stock Chart
From May 2024 to Jun 2024
Sleep Number (NASDAQ:SNBR)
Historical Stock Chart
From Jun 2023 to Jun 2024