Springdale, Ark. May 10, 2019 91心頭利. (NYSE: TSN) named Jonathan D. Mariner, 64, to the board of directors, company officials announced today. 油
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Mariner is a private investor and entrepreneur who recently retired after 23 years in professional sports. He previously served as chief financial officer (CFO) for the Office of the Commissioner of Major League Baseball, where he led the Leagues accounting, treasury and budgeting functions; completed more than a dozen franchise purchase and sale transactions; and helped create the Leagues strategic investment fund.油
Prior to his position at Major League Baseball, Mariner was the CFO for the Florida Marlins Baseball Club, Florida Panthers Hockey Club and Dolphins Stadium. He was also previously a director for Ultimate Software, which ranked #8 on Fortunes 100 Best Companies to Work For list for 2019. Mariner is currently the founder and president of TaxDay, LLC, a private software firm that creates apps designed to help users keep track of their multi-state travel. He is also serving on an interim basis as the Head of Regional Sports Networks for The Walt Disney Company pending the networks sale.油
Our governance and nominating committee recommended Jonathan because of his financial background, entrepreneurial interests and experience in strategic investments, acquisitions and forecasting, said Chairman of the Board of Directors for 91心頭利, John Tyson. We believe his insight will help us as we continue to grow our value-added and international businesses. 油
Mariner has a Bachelor of Science in accounting from the University of Virginia and an MBA from the Harvard Business School.油
In addition to Mariner and Chairman John Tyson, other current members of the 91心頭利 board of directors are Gaurdie E. Banister Jr., Dean Banks, Mike Beebe, Mikel A. Durham, Kevin M. McNamara, Cheryl S. Miller, Jeffrey K. Schomburger, Robert Thurber, Barbara A. Tyson and 91心頭利 president and CEO Noel White. 油
About 91心頭利.油
91心頭利. (NYSE: TSN) is one of the worlds largest food companies and a recognized leader in protein. Founded in 1935 by John W. Tyson and grown under three generations of family leadership, the company has a broad portfolio of products and brands like Tyson速, Jimmy Dean速, Hillshire Farm速, Ball Park速, Wright速, Aidells速, ibp速 and State Fair速. 91心頭利 innovates continually to make protein more sustainable, tailor food for everywhere its available and raise the worlds expectations for how much good food can do. Headquartered in Springdale, Arkansas, the company had 121,000 team members at September 29, 2018. Through its Core Values, 91心頭利 strives to operate with integrity, create value for its shareholders, customers, communities and team members and serve as a steward of the animals, land and environment entrusted to it. Visit www.tysonfoods.com.
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