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Neil M. Ashe
Chairman, President And Chief Executive Officer
Neil M. Ashe has served as President and CEO of the Acuity Brands since January 2020. He has served as Chairman since January 2021. Prior to joining Acuity Brands, he served as CEO of Faster Horses LLC from February 2017 to December 2019; as President and Chief Executive Officer of Global eCommerce & Technology at Walmart, Inc. from January 2012 through January 2017; as President of CBS Interactive from July 2008 through July 2011; and as Chief Executive Officer of CNET Networks, Inc. from 2006 to 2008. He received a BS in Business Administration from Georgetown University and has an MBA from the Harvard Business School.
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Marcia J. Avedon, Ph.D.
CEO, Avedon Advisory, LLC; former Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources, Marketing and Communications Officer, Trane Technologies PLC

Career Highlights

  • Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Avedon Advisory LLC since April 2022
  • Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources, Marketing and Communications Officer for Trane Technologies PLC from March 2020 to April 2022
  • Senior Vice President of Human Resources, Communications and Corporate Affairs for Ingersoll Rand from February 2007 to March 2020
  • Chief HR Officer of Merck from January 2002 to December 2006
  • Positions in Human Resources of increasing responsibility at Honeywell International from 1995 to 2002
  • Early career included positions in human resources at Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. and as a consultant with Booz, Allen & Hamilton, Inc.
  • Prior Public Company Directorships: GCP Applied Technologies, Inc. and Lincoln National Corporation.

Other Public Company Board Service

  • Current: Generac Power Systems
  • Previous (during the past 5 years): GCP Applied Technologies, Inc. and Lincoln National Corporation

Skills and Experience

Dr. Avedon has over 30 years of experience leading organizational transformation, talent and succession management, culture change, corporate social responsibility and communications.
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W. Patrick Battle
Managing Partner, Stillwater Family Holdings

Career Highlights

  • Managing Partner of Stillwater Family Holdings since 2010
  • Chairman of IMG College (formerly known as The Collegiate Licensing Company, CLC) from 2007 to 2011; prior to joining IMG in 2007, Mr. Battle was president and chief executive officer of CLC, where he worked since 1984. CLC is the nation’s oldest and largest marketing agency dedicated to providing domestic and international trademark licensing services to the collegiate market

Other Public Company Board Service

  • Current: MasterCraft Boat Holdings, Inc.

Skills and Experience

Mr. Battle has extensive operational, strategic, and marketing expertise gained through his senior leadership positions.
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Michael J. Bender
Former President and Chief Executive Officer, Eyemart Express, LLC

Career Highlights

  • President and Chief Executive Officer of Eyemart Express, LLC (Eyemart) from 2018 to 2022
  • President of Eyemart from 2017 to 2018
  • Chief Operating Officer of Global e-commerce of Walmart Inc. from 2014 to 2017. Other executive management positions at Walmart Inc. from 2009 to 2017 including Executive Vice President and President—Walmart West Business Unit; Senior Vice President—Walmart Mountain Division; Vice President and General Manager—Walmart Southwest Region
  • Executive management positions at Cardinal Health from 2003 to 2007 including President and General Manager—Retail and Alternate Care
  • Vice President of Store Operations for L-Brands, Inc., Victoria’s Secret Stores from 1999 to 2002
  • Early career included positions in sales, finance and operations with PepsiCo, Inc.

Other Public Company Board Service

  • Current: Kohl’s Corporation
  • Previous (during the past 5 years): Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc.

Skills and Experience

Michael J. Bender has a strong background as an executive leader with extensive experience operating businesses at scale in the retail, integrated healthcare, real estate, e-commerce and global food and beverage industries.
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G. Douglas Dillard, Jr.
Founder And Managing Partner, Slewgrass Capital, LLC and Slewgrass Partners, LLC

Career Highlights

  • Founder and Managing Partner of Slewgrass Capital, LLC since 2017
  • Co-Managing Partner of Standard Pacific Capital (Standard Pacific) from 2005 to 2016
  • Investment Partner of Standard Pacific from 1998 to 2005
  • Co-Portfolio Manager of Standard Pacific’s flagship Global Fund from 2005 to 2016
  • Adjunct professor at the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University since 2017

Skills and Experience

Mr. Dillard has financial and strategic expertise, including his vast and relevant experience with software and business service companies which is fundamental to the company’s current strategic direction.
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James H. Hance, Jr.
Operating Executive, The Carlyle Group; Former Vice Chairman, Bank Of America Corporation

Career Highlights

  • Operating executive of the Carlyle Group LP since 2005
  • Vice Chairman of Bank of America from 1993 to 2005; Chief Financial Officer from 1988 to 2004
  • Chairman and co-owner of Consolidated Coin Caterers Corporation from 1985 to 1986
  • Partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers from 1979 until 1985
  • Certified Public Accountant
  • Served on the Boards of Directors of numerous companies, including Cousins Properties Incorporated, Duke Energy Corporation, Ford Motor Company, Parkway, Inc., Sprint-Nextel Corporation, Rayonier, Inc., EnPro Industries, Morgan Stanley, and Bank of America Corporation

Other Public Company Board Service

  • Current: The Carlyle Group, Inc.
  • Previous (during the past 5 years): None

Skills and Experience

Mr. Hance has extensive leadership, operational, and financial expertise, as well as significant corporate governance knowledge from his service on other large public company boards.
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Maya Leibman
Former Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer, American Airlines Group, Inc.

Career Highlights

  • Senior Advisor, American Airlines Group Inc. (AA) since January 2023
  • Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer of AA from November 2015 to December 2022
  • Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer of American of AA from December 2011 to November 2015
  • President of the AAdvantage loyalty program from July 2010 to December 2011

Skills and Experience

Ms. Leibman has extensive technology, cybersecurity, operational, strategic, and leadership expertise gained through her senior leadership positions.
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Laura O’Shaughnessy
Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer, The Picnic Group, Inc.

Career Highlights

  • Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer, The Picnic Group, Inc., since December 2022
  • Independent Consultant since August 2020
  • Chief Digital Officer of ReserveBar from August 2022 to October 2022
  • Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of SocialCode, LLC from 2009 to August 2020
  • Business and Product Strategy oversight of the Slate Group from 2009 to 2010

Other Public Company Board Service

  • Current: Vroom, Inc.

Skills and Experience

  • Ms. O’Shaughnessy has extensive digital, technology, business development, and strategic expertise gained through her various leadership positions.
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Mark J. Sachleben
Former Chief Financial Officer, And Corporate Secretary, New Relic, Inc.

Career Highlights

  • Advisor to the Chief Financial Officer of New Relic, Inc. (New Relic) from August 2022 to May 2023
  • Chief Financial Officer of New Relic from April 2008 to August 2022
  • Corporate Secretary of New Relic from February 2018 to August 2022
  • Vice President of Finance for Wily Technology, Inc. from December 1999 to March 2006

Other Public Company Board Service

  • Current: MeridianLink, Inc.

Skills and Experience

Mr. Sachleben has extensive financial, digital technology, and strategic planning expertise, as well corporate governance experience gained through his senior leadership positions.
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Mary A. Winston
President and Founder, WinsCo Enterprises, Inc.; Former Executive Vice President And Chief Financial Officer, Family Dollar Stores, Inc.

Career Highlights

  • President and Founder, WinsCo Enterprises, Inc. since 2016
  • Interim Chief Executive Officer of Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. from May 2019 to November 2019
  • Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Family Dollar Stores, Inc. from 2012 to 2015
  • Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Giant Eagle, Inc. from 2008 to 2012
  • Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Scholastic Corporation from 2004 to 2007
  • Held senior executive positions at Visteon Corporation and Pfizer Inc. from 1995 to 2004
  • Certified Public Accountant (inactive) and NACD Board Leadership Fellow
  • Served on the Boards of Directors of numerous companies, including Plexus Corporation and SUPERVALU Inc.

Other Public Company Board Service

  • Current: Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc., Northrop Gruman Corporation, and The Toronto-Dominion Bank
  • Previous (during the past 5 years): Bed Bath & Beyond Inc., Domtar Corporation, and Dover Corporation

Skills and Experience

Ms. Winston has extensive management, operational, and financial expertise gained through her senior leadership positions, as well as significant corporate governance knowledge from her service on other large public company boards.

Committee Composition

Audit Compensation and Management Development Governance
Marcia J. Avedon, Ph.D. Compensation and Management Development Governance
W. Patrick Battle Compensation and Management Development Governance
Michael J. Bender Audit Governance
G. Douglas Dillard, Jr. Audit Governance
James H. Hance, Jr. Compensation and Management Development Governance
Maya Leibman Compensation and Management Development Governance
Laura O’Shaughnessy Audit Governance
Mark J. Sachleben Compensation and Management Development Governance
Mary A. Winston Audit Governance
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