Carriage Services Announces Election of Julie Sanders to Board of Directors
July 25 2023 - 4:15PM
Carriage Services, Inc. (NYSE: CSV) (“Carriage” or the “Company”)
announced today that its Board of Directors (the “Board”) has
elected Julie Sanders as an independent member of the Board,
effective immediately. Ms. Sanders, 55, will serve as a member of
the Corporate Governance, Audit and Compensation Committees. She
currently serves as Senior Vice President and Chief Audit Executive
at Dell Technologies, one of the world’s leading technology
companies. Ms. Sanders’ career at Dell spans 21 years where she has
held various finance, accounting, and audit leadership positions
before becoming the Chief Audit Executive in 2021. In this role she
is responsible for leading the global audit organization and the
company’s enterprise risk management program. Julie began her
career at KPMG and previously served in two Chief Financial Officer
roles.
“We are excited to welcome Julie to the Carriage
Board,” said Carriage’s Executive Chairman, Mel Payne. “Julie’s
more than twenty years with Dell, where she has held a variety of
leadership roles, will provide us with great insight and expertise
as we continue to identify opportunities for growth and execute on
our Ten-Year Vision, which we discussed in this year’s shareholder
letter.”
“I look forward to joining the Carriage Board to
support the Company’s growth and help create value for
shareholders. My experience is well aligned with the Company’s
vision and transformation journey, and I look forward to learning
more about Carriage’s high performance culture and customer
service,” said Ms. Sanders.
“Julie’s diverse experience, which includes
leadership roles related to technical accounting, financial
planning and analysis, M&A, scaling companies and long-term
strategic planning, will serve Carriage and our shareholders well.
Specifically, her experience with Environmental, Social and
Governance efforts at Dell will be valuable in helping drive our
focus on those areas moving forward. Julie’s addition to the Board
further supports our commitment to enhancing the Company’s focus on
governance this year,” said Carriage CEO and Vice Chairman of the
Board, Carlos Quezada.
Ms. Sanders earned her B.B.A. in Accounting from
Baylor University and is a certified public accountant.
Carriage Services is a leading provider of
funeral and cemetery services and merchandise in the United States.
Carriage operates 171 funeral homes in 26 states and 32 cemeteries
in 11 states.
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news release contains certain forward-looking statements within the
meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
The Company intends such forward-looking statements to be covered
by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements
contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
These certain forward-looking statements made herein or elsewhere
by, or on behalf of, the Company include, but are not limited to,
statements regarding any projections of future performance; any
statements of the plans, strategies and objectives related to
governance improvement plans and related expectations, including,
but not limited to, recruitment of new board of director members;
any statements of belief; and any statements of assumptions
underlying any of the foregoing and are based on our current
expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their
potential effect on us, which we believe are reasonable. However,
many important factors, as identified and discussed under
“Cautionary Note” and “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 and
other public filings and press releases, could cause the Company’s
results or expectations in the future to differ materially from the
forward-looking statements made herein and in any other documents
or oral presentations made by, or on behalf of, the Company.
Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on
forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of the
applicable communication, and we undertake no obligation to
publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements except to
the extent required by applicable law. A copy of the Company’s
Annual Report on Form 10-K, the Company’s Quarterly Reports on Form
10-Q, and other information about the Company and news releases,
are available at http://www.carriageservices.com.
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