Mondelez has appointed Christiana Shi to its Board of Directors, which brings the board to 13 directors, 12 of whom are independent.
Shi, 56, is president, direct-to-consumer for NIKE, with oversight for Nike Stores, Nike Factory Stores and Global Digital Commerce, which includes leading all of Nike's eCommerce business around the world. Shi will join the Board on January 4, 2016.
"Christiana's intimate knowledge of digital commerce along with superior supply chain and cost management expertise for global consumer companies will be invaluable as we continue to reinvent our supply chain, drive down costs and accelerate our growth in key areas like eCommerce," said Irene Rosenfeld, Chairman and CEO. "I'm confident she'll be a strong addition to our world-class Board of Directors."
Shi joined Nike in October 2010 and served as vice president and chief operating officer, global direct-to-consumer, from 2010 to 2012 and as vice president and general manager, global digital commerce, from 2012 to 2013, before assuming her current role.
Prior to joining Nike, she spent 24 years at management consulting firm McKinsey in various roles. Previous to joining McKinsey, she served in various trading, institutional sales and investment banking roles at Merrill Lynch from 1981 to 1984.
Shi earned an MBA from Harvard Business School and a bachelor's degree in economics and international relations from Stanford University.
In other recent news, Mondelez has revealed that more than 12,000 employees volunteered almost 40,000 hours during its annual Global Volunteer Month campaign.
The company dedicated the month of October to volunteering under meaningful service projects to promote healthy lifestyles, overall community wellbeing, and employee growth and development.
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