FORT MYERS, Fla., Oct. 18, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Chico's FAS,
Inc. (NYSE: CHS) today announced that it will receive the
Women Executive Leadership Florida's (WEL Florida) 2017 Corporate
Salute Elevate Award for the Company's advancement of gender
diversity in its boardroom and C-Suite. Based on the 2017 WEL
Census of top companies headquartered in Florida, the Elevate Award honors leaders who
celebrate and reaffirm the financial and social benefits of gender
diversity in corporate leadership.
WEL Florida is a non-profit organization that advocates,
educates and connects accomplished women executives and
periodically prepares a census of top public companies
headquartered in Florida. Known as
the WEL Census, the study reviews the most recent Securities and
Exchange Commission filings, including annual reports and proxy
statements, to evaluate the number of women on boards and in
executive positions. Based on those results, companies like Chico's
FAS are honored with the Elevate Award for making significant
contributions to promote, recommend and mentor women, and for their
advancement of women to corporate boards and C-Suite leadership
roles.
Shelley Broader, President and
Chief Executive Officer, said, "We are honored to be among our
fellow Corporate Salute Elevate Award recipients for advancing
diversity in the boardroom. Chico's FAS is a business that serves
women, and we recognize the importance of ensuring that women play
critical leadership roles at the Board and executive levels. We are
proud to have a female majority on our Board and to have 80% female
representation within our Executive Team."
The WEL Florida 2017 Corporate Salute event will be held at the
T Pepin Hospitality Center in Tampa on October 18,
2017. Chico's FAS is among 32 companies being honored, which
also include:
- Tech Data Corporation
- AutoNation, Inc.
- Jabil, Inc.
- Carnival Corporation
- NextEra Energy, Inc.
- CSX Corporation
- Office Depot
- Lennar Corporation
- Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
- HSN, Inc.
- MEDNAX, Inc.
- Dycom Industries, Inc.
- Tupperware Brands Corporation
- Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated
- ILG, Inc.
- SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc.
- Kforce Inc.
- BankUnited, Inc.
- Ruth's Hospitality Group, Inc.
- Fidelity National Financial, Inc.
- Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.
- Roper Technologies, Inc.
- Spirit Airlines, Inc.
- SBA Communications Corporation
- FirstService Corporation
- HEICO Corporation
- Intertape Polymer Group Inc.
- Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc.
- National Retail Properties, Inc.
- PGT Industries
- Bankrate, Inc.
The event will feature keynote speaker Rick Goings, Chairman and CEO of Tupperware
Brands, and will be emceed by Cynthia
Smoot, News Anchor, FOX 13 News. The event will also honor
Evelyn Follit, Founder and President
of Follit Associates, with the 2017 Trailblazer Award for
making significant professional and personal contributions to
promote, recommend and mentor women.
For more information on Corporate Salute, visit
http://welflorida.org/events/wel-corporate-salute-tampa-save-date-septemberoctober/
ABOUT CHICO'S FAS, INC.
The Company, through its brands – Chico's, White House Black
Market, and Soma, is a leading omni-channel specialty retailer of
women's private branded, sophisticated, casual-to-dressy clothing,
intimates and complementary accessories.
As of July 29, 2017, the Company
operated 1,482 stores in the US and Canada and sold merchandise through franchise
locations in Mexico. The Company's
merchandise is also available at www.chicos.com, www.whbm.com, and
www.soma.com. For more detailed information on Chico's FAS, Inc.,
please visit our corporate website at www.chicosfas.com.
ABOUT WEL FLORIDA
Women Executive Leadership, Inc. advocates, educates and
connects accomplished women. WEL Florida is a not-for-profit
organization whose primary purpose is to increase the number of
women serving on corporate boards and in the executive
suite through advocating, educating and connecting
accomplished leaders. WEL Florida's membership is reflective of
executive women across diverse businesses in Florida. For more information, visit
www.welflorida.org.
SOURCE Chico's FAS, Inc.