Rumpl announced the hiring of
Rocco Villano as vice president of operations and
Nate Clark as national sales manager. Rumpl also welcomed
Sarah Crockett as the newest board member.
Rumpl said, “these three hires will strengthen its leadership team as the brand enters a new era of leadership and growth.”
Villano most recently served as VP of supply chain for the Housewares division of Helen of Troy. Helen of Troy’s brands include OXO, Hydro Flask, Honeywell, and Drybar. Before that, he was director of operations at Hydro Flask for five years. Helen of Troy acquired Hydro Flask in 2016 and during that time he transitioned to his role of vice president of global supply chain.
Women Business Collaborative (WBC) elected three members to its Board of Directors: Jose’ Zeilstra, Kip Wright, and Pat Shea. They have served as WBC Advisory Council co-chairs and champions. “We are excited to welcome and recognize these three outstanding leaders to our board, all of whom have already contributed significantly
Women Business Collaborative (WBC), the unprecedented alliance of organizations, companies and individuals working together to achieve equal position, pay and power for all women in business, is pleased to announce eight leading CEO recipients for the 2021 Excellence in Gender and Diversity CEO Award with six iconic recipients for WBC's 2021
WBC s Annual Summit,
Empowering Through Gender and Diversity on September 21 -22 will highlight achievements in diversity and showcase how the movement is reaching tens of thousands of women and organizations across the US and the globe. In addition to discussing key topics on promoting diversity and gender equality, the Women Business Collaborative will present the 2021 Excellence in Gender and Diversity CEO Awards to top business leaders who have led the way in building opportunities for women. They will award prominent activists with the 2021 Trailblazer: Gender & Gender Diversity Awards for their efforts to promote equity for all.
About the Women Business Collaborative
›View: Eight years since a quota for women on boards was mandated, has India Inc improved gender balance?
View: Eight years since a quota for women on boards was mandated, has India Inc improved gender balance?
The quota has, however, also motivated some companies to make substantive changes.
Synopsis
Eight years on, media coverage on the consequences of the regulation has been rather pessimistic, pointing towards jugaad-like, symbolic female appointments. However, research on BSE 200 companies suggests there are reasons to be cautiously optimistic.
India was the first emerging economy to use a gender quota for corporate boards. Indian Companies Act, 2013 mandated the presence of at least one woman on boards of public and private companies that meet a certain threshold of paid-up capital or turnover.