Callaway Golf Company announced that it has appointed Varsha Rao to its Board of Directors, which increases its members from thirteen to fourteen. Her position is effective immediately and stands for election for a full one-year term at its 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
Rao is the CEO of Nurx, a direct-to-consumer telehealth platform, since April 2019, and was appointed the Head of Nurx following the close of its merger with Thirty Madison in March 2022. Rao has also served on the boards of directors at Viasat, Inc. since July 2017, and Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings Corp. VI since October 2021. Prior to her role at Nurx, Rao was the COO of Clover Health from September 2017 to December 2018. From November 2013 to December 2016, she was Head of Global Operations at Airbnb, Inc. She is a member of the International Advisory Board for the Center for the Advanced Study of India at the University of Pennsylvania.
“We are pleased to have Varsha join our board,” commented John F. Lundgren, chairman of the Board of Directors. “We are very impressed with her knowledge and depth of experience, having served as CEO of a tech company and as a board member at another global public company. We are confident that her background and leadership, especially in technology and global operations, will be a great asset for Callaway’s growing business.”
“I look forward to welcoming Varsha to the Callaway team,” said Chip Brewer, president and CEO, Calloway. “Varsha is a highly-experienced consumer internet executive and former founder. As the company advances more into the tech space with the acquisition of Topgolf, Varsha’s experiences and expertise will provide further valuable insight and help enhance the company’s already impressive board.”
