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On August 2, 2022, the Board of Directors of Oxford Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Carol B. Yancey as a director of the Company upon the recommendation of the Company’s Nominating, Compensation & Governance Committee. Ms. Yancey’s appointment filled a vacancy in the Company’s Board of Directors.
Ms. Yancey retired as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Genuine Parts Company on June 1, 2022 after more than 30 years in various executive and senior financial roles, including Corporate Secretary, Senior Vice President of Finance, Director of Shareholder Relations and Director of Investor Relations. Prior to joining Genuine Parts Company, she spent six years in public accounting. She is a Certified Public Accountant and received a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from the University of Georgia’s J.M. Tull School of Accounting.
Ms. Yancey is a member of the board of directors, chair of the Audit Committee and a member of the Nominating and Governance Committee of BlueLinx Holdings Inc. She is a member of the Woodruff Arts Center Board of Trustees and the Board of Directors of the Atlanta Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America. She was named Public Company CFO of the Year in the Atlanta Business Chronicle’s 2020 CFO of the Year Awards.
There are no arrangements or understandings between Ms. Yancey and any other person pursuant to which Ms. Yancey was appointed as a director. The Company’s Board of Directors determined that Ms. Yancey does not have any material relationship with the Company (either directly or as a partner, shareholder or officer of an organization that has a relationship with the Company) and is an independent director within the meaning of the listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange and Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. In making this determination, the Company’s Board of Directors considered all relevant facts and circumstances known to it. There is no transaction in which Ms. Yancey has an interest that would be reportable as a related party transaction under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
Ms. Yancey will be compensated for her service as a director on the same basis as other non-employee directors of the Company, as described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the SEC on May 4, 2022.
A copy of the press release announcing Ms. Yancey’s appointment is furnished with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.
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| 99.1 | Press Release dated August 3, 2022 | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Oxford Industries, Inc. | ||
| Date: August 3, 2022 | By: | /s/ Suraj A. Palakshappa |
| Suraj A. Palakshappa | ||
| Senior Vice President | ||
EXHIBIT 99.1
Oxford Industries Announces New Independent Director
Carol B. Yancey Appointed to Board of Directors of Oxford Industries, Inc.
ATLANTA, Aug. 03, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Oxford Industries, Inc. (NYSE: OXM) today announced the appointment of Carol B. Yancey to the Company’s Board of Directors. Ms. Yancey retired as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Genuine Parts Company on June 1, 2022 after more than 30 years in various executive and senior financial roles, including Corporate Secretary, Senior Vice President of Finance, Director of Shareholder Relations and Director of Investor Relations. Prior to joining Genuine Parts Company, she spent six years in public accounting. She is a Certified Public Accountant and received a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from the University of Georgia’s J.M. Tull School of Accounting.
Ms. Yancey is a member of the board of directors, chair of the Audit Committee and a member of the Nominating and Governance Committee of BlueLinx Holdings Inc. She is a member of the Woodruff Arts Center Board of Trustees and the Board of Directors of the Atlanta Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America. She was named Public Company CFO of the Year in the Atlanta Business Chronicle’s 2020 CFO of the Year Awards.
“We are thrilled to welcome Carol to our Board,” commented Thomas C. Chubb III, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Oxford Industries. “Her exceptional track record of strategic leadership and insights into operational and governance matters, as well as her depth of experience in public company accounting and financial oversight, will be tremendous additions to our Board.”
About Oxford
Oxford Industries, Inc., a leader in the apparel industry, owns and markets the distinctive Tommy Bahama®, Lilly Pulitzer®, Southern Tide®, The Beaufort Bonnet Company® and Duck Head® lifestyle brands. Oxford's stock has traded on the New York Stock Exchange since 1964 under the symbol OXM. For more information, please visit Oxford's website at www.oxfordinc.com.
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