"We are pleased to welcome Beth, Clare and Will to our Board of Directors," said
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- Axelrod, 53, served as Senior Vice President, Human Resources for
eBay Inc. for more than ten years. Previously, she was the Chief Talent Officer and an Executive Director forWPP plc , a global communications services group. Axelrod was formerly a partner at management consulting firmMcKinsey & Company . She is a co-author of The War for Talent, published byHarvard Business School Press in 2001, and is frequently invited to speak on talent and organizational performance. Axelrod also serves as a member of theAdvisory Board atBulger Partners, LLC . She holds a B.S.E. with a concentration in Finance from theWharton School of theUniversity of Pennsylvania and a Master's in Public and Private Management from theYale School of Management . - Chapman, 55, is the former Group People Director of
BT Group , one of the world's leading communications services companies based in theUK and serving customers in 170 countries worldwide. Prior to this role, Chapman was the Director General of Workforce for the National Health Service and Social Care system where her responsibilities affected more than 2.2 million healthcare employees inEngland . Previously, she was Human Resources Director forTesco PLC and Vice President of Human Resources forPepsiCo's operations in continentalEurope . Chapman serves on the Board ofKingfisher PLC . She is regularly sought to speak and advise on corporate and national efforts to improve organization effectiveness and leadership capacity and has played a leading role in demonstrating the link between customer service and employee engagement. She holds a B.A. In Social Sciences (Economics and Sociology) from theUniversity of Leicester and has an M.A in Management Learning fromLancaster . - Mesdag, 62, is the Founder and Managing Partner of
Red Mountain Capital Partners , an investment management firm based inLos Angeles . Prior to founding Red Mountain, he was a Partner and Managing Director atGoldman Sachs & Co. Previously, he was a securities lawyer withBallard, Spahr , Andrews & Ingersoll. Mesdag also serves on the Board of Directors ofDestination XL Group andEncore Capital Group , and previously served on the Board of Directors of3i Group , Cost Plus, Nature'sSunshine Products and Skandia Group . Mesdag also serves on the Board of Trustees of theAspen Music Festival and School , and the Board of Directors of thePacific Council on International Policy , and is a Member of theCouncil on Foreign Relations . He received his J.D. fromCornell Law School and his B.A. fromNorthwestern University .
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