ATLANTA, Oct. 6, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- The Home
Depot®, the world's largest home improvement retailer,
today announced the appointment of Jeff
Boyd, interim chief executive officer and president of The
Priceline Group, Inc. ("Priceline"), to the company's board of
directors. Boyd will serve on the company's Nominating and
Corporate Governance Committee and its Finance Committee. His
appointment gives the company 13 directors, 12 of whom are
independent.
Boyd has served in a number of senior executive positions during
his tenure at Priceline, a leading provider of online travel and
related services. His strategic leadership at Priceline guided
the company to grow from a loss in 2002 to a multi-billion dollar
profitable business.
Boyd has served as Priceline's interim CEO and president since
April 2016, and has served as its
chairman since January 2013. He
previously served in a number of roles of increasing responsibility
at Priceline, including as its president and CEO from November 2002 until December 2013. He was Priceline's president and
Co-CEO from August 2002 to
November 2002; its chief operating
officer from November 2000 to
August 2002; and its executive vice
president, general counsel and secretary from January 2000 to October
2000. Prior to joining Priceline, Boyd was executive vice
president, general counsel and secretary of Oxford Health Plans,
Inc.
"I'm very pleased to welcome Jeff to our board of directors,"
said Craig Menear, chairman, CEO and
president. "He brings extensive experience in global e-commerce,
sales and marketing, as well as proven corporate leadership and
strategic management skills."
The Home Depot is the world's largest home improvement specialty
retailer, with 2,276 retail stores in all 50 states, the
District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, U.S.
Virgin Islands, Guam, 10
Canadian provinces and Mexico. In
fiscal 2015, The Home Depot had sales of $88.5 billion and earnings of $7.0 billion. The Company employs more than
385,000 associates. The Home Depot's stock is traded on the New
York Stock Exchange (NYSE: HD) and is included in the Dow Jones
industrial average and Standard & Poor's 500 index.
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