COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 6, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Big Lots, Inc.
(NYSE: BIG) today announced it will be recognized by the Women's
Forum of New York for advancing
gender parity in the boardroom. The 2019 Breakfast of Corporate
Champions, hosted by the Women's Forum of New York, will take place on November 7, 2019 in New
York City and will honor companies actively promoting board
diversity with female board representation of 30 percent or more.
Big Lots' board composition of 44 percent women significantly
exceeds the national average for female-held board seats of 23
percent.
Commenting on today's announcement, Bruce Thorn, President and CEO of Big Lots
stated, "We're proud to be honored by the Women's Forum of
New York once again this year. Big
Lots is committed to diversity, inclusion, and advancing women's
leadership through gender-balanced boards. Our board is currently
comprised of eight independent directors, and four of them are
exceptional female leaders. Having a board that reflects our
society and our customers leads to better decision-making and
stronger performance for our associates and shareholders."
Founded in 1974, the Women's Forum of New York is the flagship of the International
Women's Forum, a global organization of over 6,500 outstanding
women leaders in 74 Forums around the world. The 2019 Breakfast of
Corporate Champions will bring together more than 600 thought
leaders and change-makers including CEOs, Board Directors, and
government officials in support of one shared goal – achieving
50/50 gender parity in the boardroom by 2025.
Janice Ellig, CEO of the Ellig
Group and Chair and Founder of the Breakfast of Corporate Champions
said, "On behalf of the Women's Forum of New York, we salute Big Lots for actively
enhancing its boardroom diversity. Big Lots is part of a growing
number of forward-thinking companies which are raising the bar and
accelerating the U.S. towards the goal of gender parity in the
boardroom."
The 2019 Breakfast of Corporate Champions will take place on
November 7, 2019 at Cipriani
42nd Street, in New York
City from 7:30 – 10:30am. To
learn more about the event, visit: www.womensforumny.org.
About Big Lots
Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, Big Lots, Inc. (NYSE: BIG) is
a discount retailer operating 1,418 BIG LOTS stores in 47 states
with product assortments in the merchandise categories of
Furniture, Seasonal, Soft Home, Food, Consumables, Hard Home, and
Electronics, Toys & Accessories. Our mission is to help people
Live BIG and Save Lots. We strive to be the BIG difference for a
better life by delivering unmatched value to our customers through
surprise and delight, being a "best places to work" culture for our
associates, rewarding our shareholders with consistent growth and
top tier returns, and doing good in our communities as we do well.
For more information about the Company,
visit www.biglots.com.
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