Zevia Announces Appointment of David J. Lee to Board of Directors
21 7월 2022 - 5:05AM
Business Wire
Veteran consumer and retail executive brings
decades of supply chain, operations and finance experience,
including in the plant-based food sector
Zevia PBC (“Zevia” or the “Company”) (NYSE: ZVIA), the company
disrupting the liquid refreshment beverage industry with great
tasting, zero sugar beverages made with simple, plant-based
ingredients, today announced the appointment of David J. Lee to the
Company’s Board of Directors (“the Board”), effective July 20,
2022.
Lee joins the Zevia Board currently serving as President of
AppHarvest, a leading AgTech company building some of the country’s
largest indoor farms and combining conventional agriculture
techniques with cutting-edge technology to grow affordable,
nutritious fruits and vegetables at scale. In this role, Lee
develops strategy and engages in operations management, leading the
sales, marketing and finance functions.
“David’s experience in leading and scaling sustainable,
plant-based food companies is highly relevant and firmly aligned
with our mission, making him an ideal addition to Zevia’s Board of
Directors,” said Amy Taylor, President and incoming CEO of Zevia.
“His unique skill set and deep operating expertise will be
invaluable. We look forward to his contributions as we continue to
transform Zevia, realizing our mission and driving profitable
growth.”
“I want to extend a warm welcome to David as he joins our Board
of Directors,” said Paddy Spence, CEO and Chair of the Board. “We
are thrilled to welcome his deep strategy, operations, sales and
finance expertise to the Board at such an important time for the
Company, and we are confident that his leadership will help steward
this next stage of growth.”
“It is an incredible privilege to join Zevia’s Board of
Directors at such an exciting time for the Company,” said Lee. “I
am energized to work alongside this top-notch group of individuals
united by the same mission to address global health challenges, and
I look forward to bringing my food, retail and consumer industry
experience as Zevia continues to execute its global growth
strategy.”
Lee also serves on the Boards of AppHarvest and Benson Hill and
is a Fellow at the Council of Korean Americans (CKA), based in
Washington, D.C. and a Fellow of the Network of Korean American
Leaders (NetKAL). He received his MBA from the University of
Chicago and a BA from Harvard College.
About David J. Lee
Mr. Lee has over two decades of experience across retail and
consumer industries driving business transformation, supply chain
optimization, operations and finance. He currently serves as the
President and is a Board member of AppHarvest, a sustainable food
company developing and operating some of the world’s largest
high-tech indoor farms designed to grow nutritious fruits and
vegetables at scale using sunshine, rainwater and up to 90% less
water than open-field growing, all while producing yields up to 30
times that of traditional agriculture and preventing agricultural
runoff. Prior to this role, he served as the Chief Operating
Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Impossible Foods, where he
led the business functions to transform Impossible Foods from
pre-revenue to hyper-growth with global sales and a comprehensive
commercial manufacturing and supply chain capability. Previously,
he was the CFO of Zynga and helped lead the company from being
primarily web-based to mobile, driving mobile topline growth over
80% in one year. He has served as the SVP of Corporate Finance and
Strategy at Best Buy and as the SVP of Consumer Products at Del
Monte Foods, where he ran the global food business. He has also
spent time helping to turn around PG&E during the California
Energy Crisis as Director of Strategic Planning serving as strategy
consultant at McKinsey, in venture capital investing at EPVC, and
in advertising at the Leo Burnett Company.
About Zevia
Zevia PBC, a public benefit corporation designated as a
“Certified B Corporation,” is focused on addressing the global
health challenges resulting from excess sugar consumption by
offering a broad portfolio of zero sugar, zero calorie, naturally
sweetened beverages. All Zevia® beverages are made with a handful
of simple, plant-based ingredients, contain no artificial
sweeteners, and are Non-GMO Project verified, gluten-free, Kosher,
vegan and zero sodium. As of 2022, Zevia® beverages are distributed
in more than 31,000 retail locations in the U.S. and Canada through
a diverse network of major retailers in the food, drug, mass,
natural and ecommerce channels. For more information, please visit
www.zevia.com.
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