Biography

Jerri DeVard has served as a member of our board of directors since October 2020. In January 2021, she founded and remains the CEO the Black Executive CMO Alliance (BECA), an alliance designed to champion corporate diversity and help build the next generation of C-suite marketing executives.

From 2017 to 2020, Jerri served as Executive Vice President, Chief Customer Officer at Office Depot, Inc., an office supply retailing company. Prior to Office Depot, Jerri served as Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of The ADT Corporation (NYSE: ADT), a home and business security company, from 2014 to 2016. She has also served in senior marketing roles at Nokia Corporation, Verizon Communications Inc., Citibank N.A., Revlon Inc., Harrah’s Entertainment, the Minnesota Vikings, and the Pillsbury Company.

In recognition of her impact on the industry, Jerri was honored with induction into the American Advertising Federation (AAF) Hall of Fame in 2024. She currently serves on the Board of Directors of Under Armour, Inc. (NYSE: UA), a sports equipment company, Cars.com (NYSE: CARS), an online automotive classified company, and Dow Inc. (NYSE: DOW), a materials-science and packaging company. Jerri is a graduate of Spelman College and Clark Atlanta University Graduate School of Business. We believe Jerri is qualified to serve on our board of directors due to her experience in executive leadership roles, her marketing expertise, and her experience serving on other public company boards of directors.