Corporate Board Profile
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| Filing Date | Source Excerpt |
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| 2015-01-20 | Joanna Rees. Age 53. Since 2012, Ms. Rees has been a Managing Director of Soda Rock Partners, an investment and consulting firm. ... Ms. Rees’s leadership and experience in investing in, advising and building leading growth companies are valuable to the Company. ... It is expected that Ms. Rees will join one or more committees during the course of fiscal 2015. |
| 2016-01-20 | Joanna Rees. Director since 2015; Member of the Leadership Development and Compensation Committee; Age 54. ... The table below summarizes the compensation paid by the Company to each non-employee director for the year ended September 30, 2015. ... Joanna Rees 30,000 fees earned or paid in cash, 247,887 stock awards, 254,902 option awards, total 532,789. |
| 2017-01-11 | Joanna Rees. Director since 2015; Member of the Leadership Development and Compensation Committee; Age 55. Since June 2016, Ms. Rees has been a Managing Partner at West, a market creation company founded by the former head of marketing at Apple Inc., where she leads West's investment activities. From 2012 to June 2016, Ms. Rees was a Managing Director of Soda Rock Partners, an investment and consulting firm, where she served as an investor, board member and senior advisor to several private high-growth companies. In 1996, Ms. Rees founded VSP Capital, a San Francisco-based venture capital firm, where she served as Managing Partner until 2011. During her tenure with VSP Capital, Ms. Rees served on the board of more than 25 private, venture-backed companies across a broad range of industries. From 1995 to 1996, Ms. Rees worked at Vrolyk & Company, a boutique merchant bank, and from 1993 to 1995, Ms. Rees worked at BA Securities, an investment banking subsidiary of Bank of America. Ms. Rees spent her early career in advertising and brand management. From 1984 to 1989, she held several senior marketing management positions with Groupe Danone, a $20+ billion global consumer products firm, with her last position as head of new product development. Ms. Rees began her career at Benton & Bowels (now DMB&B), an advertising agency, working on multiple consumer brands. Ms. Rees was the co-creator of the Build Brand Value CEO forum, which she ran from 1997 to 2003 as part of VSP Capital. Ms. Rees is a director of Care.com, Inc., a public company. Within the last five years, Ms. Rees also served on the board of the following public company: Leapfrog Enterprises. Ms. Rees earned her M.B.A. from Columbia University and a B.S. from Duke University. |
| 2018-01-26 | Joanna Rees. Director since 2015; Member of the Leadership Development and Compensation Committee; Age 56. Since June 2016, Ms. Rees has been a Managing Partner at West, a market creation company founded by the former head of marketing at Apple Inc., where she leads West’s investment activities. From 2012 to June 2016, Ms. Rees was a Managing Director of Soda Rock Partners, an investment and consulting firm, where she served as an investor, board member and senior advisor to several private high-growth companies. In 1996, Ms. Rees founded VSP Capital, a San Francisco-based venture capital firm, where she served as Managing Partner until 2011. During her tenure with VSP Capital, Ms. Rees served on the board of more than 25 private, venture-backed companies across a broad range of industries. From 1995 to 1996, Ms. Rees worked at Vrolyk & Company, a boutique merchant bank, and from 1993 to 1995, Ms. Rees worked at BA Securities, an investment banking subsidiary of Bank of America. Ms. Rees spent her early career in advertising and brand management. From 1984 to 1989, she held several senior marketing management positions with Groupe Danone, a $20+ billion global consumer products firm, with her last position as head of new product development. Ms. Rees began her career at Benton & Bowles (now DMB&B), an advertising agency, working on multiple consumer brands. Ms. Rees was the co-creator of the Build Brand Value CEO forum, which she ran from 1997 to 2003 as part of VSP Capital. Ms. Rees is a director of Care.com, Inc., a public company. Within the last five years, Ms. Rees also served on the board of the following public company: Leapfrog Enterprises. Ms. Rees earned her M.B.A. from Columbia University and a B.S. from Duke University. Ms. Rees’s leadership and experience in investing in, advising and building leading growth companies are valuable to the Company as it seeks to continue to grow its business and broaden its portfolio with innovative new product categories. Ms. Rees has deep connections across a wide range of industries, including the technology and education industries, and access to thought leaders worldwide. |
| 2019-01-28 | Since June 2016, Ms. Rees has been a Managing Partner at West... Ms. Rees's leadership and experience in investing in, advising and building leading growth companies are valuable to the Company as it seeks to continue to grow its business and broaden its portfolio with innovative new product categories. |
| 2020-01-28 | Since June 2016, Ms. Rees has been a Managing Partner at West, a market creation company founded by the former head of marketing at Apple Inc., where she leads West's investment activities. From 2012 to June 2016, Ms. Rees was a Managing Director of Soda Rock Partners, an investment and consulting firm, where she served as an investor, board member and senior advisor to several private high-growth companies. In 1996, Ms. Rees founded VSP Capital, a San Francisco-based venture capital firm, where she served as Managing Partner until 2011. During her tenure with VSP Capital, Ms. Rees served on the board of more than 25 private, venture-backed companies across a broad range of industries. From 1995 to 1996, Ms. Rees worked at Vrolyk & Company, a boutique merchant bank, and from 1993 to 1995, Ms. Rees worked at BA Securities, an investment banking subsidiary of Bank of America. Ms. Rees spent her early career in advertising and brand management. From 1984 to 1989, she held several senior marketing management positions with Groupe Danone, a $20+ billion global consumer products firm, with her last position as head of new product development. Ms. Rees began her career at Benton & Bowles (now DMB&B), an advertising agency, working on multiple consumer brands. Ms. Rees was the co-creator of the Build Brand Value CEO forum, which she ran from 1997 to 2003 as part of VSP Capital. Within the last five years, Ms. Rees served on the board of the following public companies: Care.com, Inc. and Leapfrog Enterprises. Ms. Rees earned her M.B.A. from Columbia University and a B.S. from Duke University. Ms. Rees's leadership and experience in investing in, advising and building leading growth companies are valuable to the Company as it seeks to continue to grow its business and broaden its portfolio with innovative new product categories. Ms. Rees has deep connections across a wide range of industries, including the technology and education industries, and access to thought leaders worldwide. Ms. Rees's Fees Earned or Paid in Cash represent the $75,000 annual board and committee retainers payable upon her re-election foregone by Ms. Rees to instead receive 1,041 stock options. The amount recognized for financial statement reporting purposes in fiscal 2019 with respect to such options, which was $82,239, is excluded from the Option Awards column. Total compensation was $326,481. |
| 2021-01-27 | Joanna Rees. Director since 2015; Chair of the Leadership Development and Compensation Committee; Member of the Governance, Nominating and Executive Committee; Age 59. ... Since June 2016, Ms. Rees has been the Managing Partner of West.Ventures, a venture studio providing marketing and brand expertise and investment capital to leading high growth private companies. ... The table below summarizes the compensation paid by the Company to each non-employee director for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020. ... Joanna Rees 85,000 — 238,186 — — — — 323,186 |
| 2022-01-25 | Joanna Rees. Director since 2015; Chair of the Leadership Development and Compensation Committee; Member of the Governance, Nominating and Executive Committee; Age 60. ... Ms. Rees’s leadership and experience in investing in, advising and building leading growth companies are valuable to the Company ... The table below summarizes the compensation paid by the Company to each non-employee director for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. ... Joanna Rees 85,000 fees earned or paid in cash, 249,411 stock awards, total 334,411. |
| 2023-01-25 | Joanna Rees. Director since 2015; Chair of the Leadership Development and Compensation Committee; Member of the Governance, Nominating and Executive Committee; Age 61. ... Ms. Rees’s leadership and experience in investing in, advising and building leading growth companies are valuable to the Company as it seeks to continue to grow its business and broaden its portfolio with innovative new product categories. ... The table below summarizes the compensation paid by the Company to each non-employee director for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2022. Joanna Rees 100,000 Fees Earned or Paid in Cash, 253,608 Option Awards, Total 353,608. |
| 2024-01-10 | Joanna Rees. Director since 2015; Chair of the Leadership Development and Compensation Committee; Member of the Governance, Nominating and Executive Committee; Age 62. ... Ms. Rees’s leadership and experience in investing in, advising and building leading growth companies are valuable to the Company as it seeks to continue to grow its business and broaden its portfolio with innovative new product categories. ... Director Compensation for Fiscal 2023: Joanna Rees total compensation $360,773. |
| 2025-01-27 | Joanna Rees Director (since 2015) Age 63 Independent Committee Assignments Chair Leadership Development and Compensation Committee Member Governance, Nominating and Executive Committee Compensation Table: FeesEarned orPaid inCash $100,000, Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation $310,701, Total $410,701. |
Data sourced from SEC filings. Last updated: 2025-12-06