Vera Bradley Board Adds Best Buy Exec
(Image Courtesy: Best Buy Co. Inc.)
Subscriber Benefit
As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowFort Wayne-based Vera Bradley Inc. (Nasdaq: VRA) has added a longtime retail executive to its board of directors. Mary Lou Kelley currently serves as president of e-commerce for Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE: BBY).
Kelley’s most recent vice president-level experience includes positions at Chico’s FAS and L.L. Bean. She also served in leadership roles with Ashford.com, Ben & Jerry’s and McKinsey and Co.
Vera Bradley Chief Executive Officer Robert Wallstrom said "we are so pleased that Mary Lou Kelley has joined our Board of Directors. Her vast omni-channel experience, counsel, and insight will be invaluable as we continue to transform our business, which includes elevating our marketing efforts and growing our own verabradley.com digital flagship."
She has degrees from Boston College and the University of Virginia.
Vera Bradley’s other board members are:
- CEO Robert Wallstrom
- Co-Founder Barbara Bradley Baekgaard
- Co-Founder Patricia Miller
- Consumer Growth Partners Managing Partner Richard Baum
- Green Gables Partners President Robert Hall
- Former Urban Outfitters Inc. Chief Financial Officer John Kyees
- Burberry Group PLC Chief of Strategy and New Business Development Matthew McEvoy
- Hunt Suedhoff Kalamaros retired Senior Partner P. Michael Miller
- Former L.L. Bean Inc. Chief Merchandising Officer Frances Philip
- Wild Things LLC Chief Executive Officer Edward Schmults
