NRF Names 5 New Board Members

The National Retail Federation (NRF) named five retail industry leaders to its Board of Directors at its summer board meeting in Washington, D.C. The new members are notable for including executives from a solution provider specializing in marketplace technology as well as a cloud services provider, indicating the growing importance of these segments of the industry.

The new members are:

• Marguerite Adzick, Founder and CEO, Addison Bay;
• Harley Finkelstein, President, Shopify;
• Ian Kahn, Partner, PwC;
• Sharon Leite, CEO, Ideal Image; and
• Carrie Tharp, VP, Strategic Industries, Google Cloud.

“On behalf of the retail industry, we are honored to welcome this dynamic and influential group of individuals to the NRF Board of Directors,” said Matthew Shay, President and CEO of NRF in a statement. “We are grateful to each for lending their invaluable wisdom, expertise and leadership experience toward the betterment of all retailers throughout the country.”