MENLO PARK, Calif.,
March 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/
-- Facebook (Nasdaq: FB) today announced that Nancy Killefer and Tracey T. Travis have been appointed to the
company's board of directors, effective immediately.
Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO
of Facebook, said: "Nancy brings a great deal of private and public
sector experience to this position. She's held a number of senior
roles in the U.S. government and was a leader at McKinsey for many
years. Tracey has a strong finance and corporate leadership
background, not just in her role as CFO at The Estée Lauder
Companies, but also serving on the board at Accenture. We have a
lot we need to get done in the coming years and I think their
experience is going to be very valuable. They're both very
accomplished business leaders and I'm looking forward to working
with them."
"I'm excited to join the board of Facebook, a company that is at
the center of the biggest debates about technology and society. The
next few years are likely to shape the internet for generations to
come and I hope to contribute to Facebook's efforts to be a
responsible force for good in the world," said Killefer.
"I am very optimistic about the power of technology and
innovation to change our world for the better. Building community
has never been more important and is fundamental to Facebook's
mission. I'm looking forward to working on this with Mark, Sheryl
and the rest of their remarkable team," said Travis.
Killefer held a variety of leadership roles at McKinsey &
Company over the span of three decades until her retirement in
2013, serving a multitude of companies across consumer, retail,
restaurant and technology industries. Currently a member of the
boards of Cardinal Health, Inc. (since 2015), Taubman Centers, Inc. (since 2019) and Natura
& Company (since 2020), Killefer previously served on the
boards of Avon Products, Inc., National Trust for Historic
Preservation, Partnership for Public Service, Computer Sciences
Corporation, Advisory Board Company and CSRA, Inc. She has also
held various roles within the government, including Assistant
Secretary for Management, Chief Financial Officer, and Chief
Operating Officer for the U.S. Department of Treasury from 1997 to
2000. Killefer then served as a member of the IRS Oversight Board
from 2000 to 2005, including as Chair of the IRS Oversight Board
from 2002 to 2004.
Travis is currently the Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer of The Estée Lauder Companies, where she is
responsible for global finance, accounting, investor relations,
information technology, and strategy and new business development
for the global manufacturer of skin care, makeup, fragrance and
hair care products. Prior to joining The Estée Lauder Companies in
2012, she served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer at Ralph Lauren Corporation for seven years. Travis
previously had served in a variety of senior financial, information
technology and operations management roles at Limited Brands, Inc.,
American National Can and PepsiCo/Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc. She
began her career at General Motors Company as an Engineer and
Senior Financial Analyst. Travis currently serves on the board of
directors of Accenture plc (since 2017), and previously was a board
member for Campbell Soup Company from 2011 to 2017.
Facebook's current board members are: Mark Zuckerberg; Peggy
Alford, Executive Vice President, Global Sales of PayPal
Holdings; Marc L. Andreessen,
Andreessen Horowitz; Kenneth I.
Chenault, Chairman and Managing Director, General Catalyst;
Drew Houston, Co-Founder and CEO,
Dropbox, Inc.; Nancy Killefer,
Retired Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company; Sheryl K. Sandberg, Chief Operating Officer,
Facebook, Inc.; Peter A. Thiel,
Founders Fund; Tracey T. Travis,
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, The Estée
Lauder Companies, Inc.; and Jeffrey D.
Zients, CEO, The Cranemere Group Limited.
About Facebook
Founded in 2004, Facebook's mission is
to give people the power to build community and bring the world
closer together. People use Facebook's apps and technologies to
connect with friends and family, find communities and grow
businesses.
Contacts
Investors:
Deborah Crawford
investor@fb.com / investor.fb.com
Press:
Ryan Moore
press@fb.com / newsroom.fb.com
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