| Neil M. Ashe |
Neil M. Ashe is currently the Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer at Acuity Brands, Inc. He is also the Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer at Acuity Brands Lighting, Inc. Additionally, he serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Faster Horses LLC and as a Director at the National Association of Electrical Distributors. Mr. Ashe is an Independent Director at Vericity, Inc. and a Member of the Acquisition Advisory Council at Stillwater Growth Corp. I. In the past, Mr. Ashe held the position of President & CEO-Global eCommerce at Walmart, Inc. from 2014 to 2017. He was the Chief Executive Officer, Director & Executive VP at CNET Networks, Inc. from 2006 to 2008. Mr. Ashe also served as the Chief Executive Officer & Principal at Faster Horses LLC from 2017 to 2019. He was a Director at LivingSocial, Inc. from 2011 to 2012 and an Independent Director at AMC Networks, Inc. from 2011 to 2014. Mr. Ashe was the President of CBS Interactive, Inc. from 2008 to 2011. He started his career as an Associate at Smith Barney & Co., Inc. from 1990 to 1994. Mr. Ashe received his undergraduate degree from Georgetown University and holds an MBA from Harvard Business School. |
| Karen J. Holcom |
Karen J. Holcom is currently the Director at the Georgia Chamber of Commerce and the Director at the Atlanta Police Foundation. She is also the Director at Le Groupe Luminaires, Inc. since 2019 and the Chief Financial Officer & Accounting Officer at Acuity Brands, Inc. since 2001. Previously, she worked as the Director-Planning & Analysis at National Service Industries, Inc. from 1998 to 2001 and as the Senior VP-Finance & Associate Engagement at Antique Street Lamps, Inc. in 2019. Ms. Holcom completed her undergraduate degree at Clemson University and holds an MBA from Georgia State University. |
| Dianne S. Mills |
Dianne S. Mills is currently the Chief Human Resources Officer & Senior VP at Acuity Brands, Inc. Prior to this, she was the Senior Vice President & People Officer at Walmart, Inc. from 2014 to 2017, and the Chief Human Resources at PayPal, Inc. from 2009 to 2014. She also worked as a Principal at Mills Consulting Group, Inc. from 2017 to 2019. Mills received her undergraduate degree from Pamplin College of Business. |
| Tyler H. Moon |
Tyler H. Moon is currently the Chief Operating Officer & Senior Vice President at Acuity Brands, Inc. and Acuity Brands Lighting, Inc. He previously worked as the Director-Danaher Business System at Danaher Corp. from 1990 to 2007. He obtained an undergraduate degree from Clemson University. |
| Laura O'Shaughnessy |
Laura O'Shaughnessy founded Code3 LLC in 2009, where she worked as Chief Executive Officer from 2009 to 2020 and Picnic Group Corp. in 2022, where she is working as Chief Marketing Officer from 2022. Ms. O'Shaughnessy also currently works at Acuity Brands, Inc., as Independent Director from 2020 and Vroom, Inc., as Independent Director from 2020. Ms. O'Shaughnessy received her undergraduate degree from The University of Chicago and Masters Business Admin degree from MIT Sloan School of Management. |
| Maya Leibman |
Maya Leibman is an Independent Director at Acuity Brands, Inc. and a Trustee at Dallas Theater Center. She was the Chief Information Officer & Executive VP at American Airlines, Inc. and American Airlines Group, Inc. from 2015 to 2022. She received her undergraduate degree from The University of Chicago in 1988 and her MBA from the University of California, Berkeley in 1994. Currently, she holds positions at Acuity Brands, Inc. and Dallas Theater Center. |
| Mark J Sachleben |
Mark J Sachleben is an Independent Director at Acuity Brands, Inc., Marin Academy, San Francisco Friends School, Theo, Inc., and MeridianLink, Inc. He is also a Director at New Relic UK Ltd. He previously worked as Vice President-Finance at Wily Technology, Inc., Vice President at Robinson Group Ltd., and Principal at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC. He was also the Chief Financial Officer & Secretary at New Relic, Inc. from 2018 to 2022. Sachleben received his undergraduate degree from Dartmouth College and his MBA from Stanford University. |
| W. Patrick Battle |
W. Patrick Battle is currently an Independent Director at Acuity Brands, Inc., Mastercraft Boat Holdings, Inc., and Managing Partner at Stillwater Family Holdings LP and Fermata Partners, LLC. He previously served as Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer at The Collegiate Licensing Co. from 2007 to 2011 and as Chairman at Learfield Communications LLC from 2007 to 2011. He received his undergraduate degree from Georgia State University. |
| George Douglas Dillard |
George Douglas Dillard is the founder of Slewgrass Capital LLC, which was founded in 2017. He is currently the Chairman-Emeritus of St. Mary's Medical Center Foundation, an Independent Director at Acuity Brands, Inc., a Director at Foundation Windpower LLC, Paravision, Inc., and Random Forest Capital LLC, and a Member-Acquisition Advisory Council at Stillwater Growth Corp. I. He is also an Adjunct Professor at McDonough School of Business. Dillard was previously a Director at Discourse.ai, Inc., a Principal at Morgan Stanley and J.P. Morgan & Co., Inc. (Old), and a Co-Managing Partner at Standard Pacific Capital LLC. He was also a Member-Regents Board at Georgetown University from 2010 to 2016. Dillard received his undergraduate degree from Harvard University and Georgetown University and his MBA from Harvard Business School. |
| Marcia J. Avedon |
Marcia J. Avedon is currently the Chief Executive Officer at Avedon Advisory LLC. She is also the Chairman-Centre for Executive Succession at the University of South Carolina and an Independent Director at Acuity Brands, Inc. In addition, she serves as an Independent Director at Generac Holdings, Inc. and as a Director at HR Policy Association, Generac Power Systems, Inc., National Academy of Human Resources, Center on Executive Compensation, and Center For Executive Succession. She is a Member of The Society for Industrial & Organizational Psychology, Inc. and Women Corporate Directors. Previously, she held positions as a Director at Lincoln National Corp., Lincoln Financial Corp. (Indiana), Center for Creative Leadership, United Way of Central Carolinas, Inc., Belk College of Business, and Cornell Center For Advanced Human Resource Studies. She was also an Independent Director at GCP Applied Technologies, Inc. and the Chief HR, Marketing & Communications Officer, EVP at Trane Technologies Plc. Prior to that, she served as the Chief Human Resources Officer at Merck & Co., Inc. and Vice President-Human Resources at Honeywell International, Inc. She is a graduate and holds a doctorate from George Washington University and an undergraduate degree from The University of North Carolina at Wilmington. |
| Mary A. Winston |
Mary A. Winston was the founder of Winsco Financial LLC, founded in 2007, where she served as President from 2007 to 2008. She is also the founder of Winsco Enterprises, Inc., founded in 2016, where she currently holds the title of President. Ms. Winston's current jobs include being an Independent Director at The Toronto-Dominion Bank since 2022, an Independent Director at Northrop Grumman Corp. since 2023, an Independent Director at Acuity Brands, Inc. since 2017, an Independent Director at Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. since 2020, a Director at TD Bank US Holding Co. since 2021, a Director at the National Association of Corporate Directors since 2021, a Director at TD Bank, NA, and a Director at The Bechtler Museum of Modern Art. Ms. Winston's former jobs include being the Chief Executive Officer & Independent Director at 230930-DK-Butterfly-1, Inc. in 2019, an Independent Director at Dover Corp. from 2005 to 2023, an Independent Director at Plexus Corp. from 2008 to 2016, an Independent Director at SUPERVALU, Inc. from 2016 to 2018, an Independent Non-Executive Director at Domtar Corp. from 2015 to 2021, a Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President at Family Dollar Stores LLC from 2012 to 2015, the Vice President-Global Financial Operations at Pfizer Inc. from 1995 to 2002, the Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President at Scholastic Corp. from 2004 to 2007, the Chief Financial Officer & Senior Vice President at Giant Eagle, Inc. from 2008 to 2012, a Vice President & Controller at Visteon Corp. from 2002 to 2004, and an Auditor at Arthur Andersen & Co. SAS. Ms. Winston's education includes an undergraduate degree from the University of Wisconsin and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management. |
| Michael J. Bender |
Michael J. Bender currently works at Kohl's Corp., as Independent Director from 2019, Acuity Brands, Inc., as Independent Director from 2022, Frederick Wildman & Sons Ltd., as Director from 2022, Boys & Girls Club of Metropolitan Phoenix, as Director, Hispanic Scholarship Fund, as Director, Banner Health Foundation, as Director, Executive Leadership Council, Inc., as Member, Arizona State University, as Trustee, and Sodalia North America, Inc., as Chief Executive & Operating Officer. Mr. Bender also formerly worked at Eyemart Express LLC, as President & Chief Executive Officer from 2018 to 2022, Gaylord Entertainment Co., as Independent Director from 2011 to 2012, Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc., as Independent Director from 2004 to 2019, Valley of the Sun United Way Foundation, as Director, Valley of the Sun United Way, as Director, Cardinal Health, Inc., as President-Retail & Alternate Care Business from 2006 to 2007, Bath & Body Works, Inc., as Vice President-Store Operations from 1999 to 2002, PepsiCo, Inc., as Principal from 1984 to 1999, Walmart, Inc., as Chief Operating Officer-Global eCommerce from 2014 to 2017, Victoria's Secret Stores LLC, as Vice President-Store Operations, and L Brands Inc, as Vice President-Store Operations from 1999 to 2002. Mr. Bender received his undergraduate degree in 1984 from Stanford University and graduate degree in 1988 from Northwestern University. |
| James H. Hance |
James H. Hance's current jobs include Chairman at Johnson & Wales University, Inc., Lead Independent Director at Acuity Brands, Inc., Director & Operating Executive at Carlyle Investment Management LLC, Director & Head-Operating at The Carlyle Group, Inc., and Board Member at The Carlyle Group LP (Global Private Equity). Former jobs include Vice Chairman at Bank of America Corp., Non-Executive Chairman at Sprint Communications LLC, Non-Executive Chairman at Sprint Nextel Corp., Chairman at Consolidated Coin Caterers Corp., Independent Director at Cousins Properties, Inc., Director at Duke Power Co. LLC, Independent Director at Ford Motor Co., Director at Rayonier, Inc., Director at Sprint Corp. (Old), Director at Summit Properties, Inc., Independent Director at Morgan Stanley, Director at Enpro, Inc., Director & Operating Executive at Carlyle Group Management LLC, Independent Director at Duke Energy Corp., Independent Director at Parkway, Inc., Chief Accounting Officer & EVP at NCNB Corp, Trustee at Washington University in St. Louis, Partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, and Trustee at Novant Health, Inc.Education history includes an MBA from Washington University in St. Louis and an undergraduate degree from Westminster College (Utah). |
