The Container Store (NYSE: TCS) today announced the addition of Caryl M.
Stern to its Board of Directors. Stern is currently the President and
CEO of the U.S. Fund for UNICEF.
The Container Store (NYSE: TCS) today announced the addition of Caryl M. Stern to its Board of Directors. Stern is currently the President and CEO of the U.S. Fund for UNICEF. (Photo: Business Wire)
“I don't know anyone who's doing more important work in the world than
Caryl and we are thrilled and humbled she is joining our Board,” said
Kip Tindell, Chairman and CEO of The Container Store. “Her worldly
perspective, business acumen, and passion for The Container Store brand
will contribute immensely to our work in creating a business where
everyone thrives.”
In addition to her work at the U.S. Fund for UNICEF, Stern has three
decades of non-profit and education experience including serving as the
Chief Operating Officer and Senior Associate National Director of the
Anti-Defamation League, the founding Director of ADL’s A WORLD OF
DIFFERENCE Institute, and the Dean of Students at Polytechnic University.
She has served on numerous non-profit Boards including the United
Nations International School, Mercy College, and the Martin Luther King
Memorial Foundation. Currently, she serves on the Boards of the WE ARE
FAMILY Foundation, the Center for Disaster Philanthropy, the SEEDS
Academy, and the Advisory Board to the WNBA. Stern is the author of I
BELIEVE IN ZERO: Learning from the World’s Children.
“The Container Store’s values-based approach to business is something
that I really admire, and I am honored to serve on their Board of
Directors,” said Caryl Stern, President and CEO of the U.S. Fund for
UNICEF.
In addition to Stern and Tindell, The Container Store’s Board of
Directors include: Sharon Tindell, Chief Merchandising Officer of The
Container Store; Melissa Reiff, President and Chief Operating Officer of
The Container Store; Jon Sokoloff, Managing Partner of Leonard Green &
Partners; Timothy Flynn, Partner of Leonard Green & Partners; Kristofer
Galashan, Principal of Leonard Green & Partners; Robert E. Jordan,
Executive Vice President & Chief Commercial Officer of Southwest
Airlines and President of AirTran Airways; Danny Meyer, CEO of Union
Square Hospitality Group; Walter Robb, Co-CEO of Whole Foods Market; and
Rajendra (“Raj”) Sisodia, the FW Olin Distinguished Professor of Global
Business at Babson College.
About The Container Store
The Container Store (NYSE: TCS) is the nation’s leading retailer of
storage and organization products and the only retailer solely devoted
to the storage and organization category of retailing. The company
originated the concept of storage and organization retailing when it
opened its first store in 1978. Today, the retailer has 68 store
locations nationwide that each average 25,000 square feet. The Container
Store has over 10,000 products to help customers save space and,
ultimately, save them time. As the pace of modern life accelerates and
being organized is not a luxury anymore but a necessity, The Container
Store is devoted to making customers more productive, relaxed and
happier by selling customized, complete solutions. Since its inception,
the retailer has nurtured an employee-first culture and couples its
one-of-a-kind product collection with a high level of customer service
delivered by its highly trained organization experts. The company has
been named to FORTUNE magazine’s 100 Best Companies To Work For® – 15
years in a row. Visit www.containerstore.com
for more information about store locations, the product collection and
services offered. To find out more about The Container Store’s unique
culture, Foundation Principles and devotion to Conscious Capitalism,
visit the retailer’s blog at www.whatwestandfor.com.
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