Clarus Corporation, the parent company of Black Diamond, appointed Mark Besca to its Board of Directors, effective immediately. The Board now includes seven directors, six of whom are independent. Basca was also appointed to the Board’s Audit Committee.
Besca has over 40 years of accounting and financial experience, serving in leadership roles as an advisor to Fortune 500 companies and as a public company board member. Since 2020, he has been a member of the Board of Directors and Audit Committee Chair of Markel Group Inc., an NYSE-listed financial holding company with diverse operations.
Before his retirement in 2020, he spent 40 years at EY (formerly Ernst & Young, LLP) as lead and senior advisory audit partner to some of the largest public companies in the media and entertainment, consumer products and airline industries. From 2017 until 2020, Besca lead the Long-Term Value and Stakeholder Capitalism initiative at EY. From 2012 to 2018, he served as managing partner of EY’s New York City office with over 11,000 professionals, and from 2009 to 2011, he was Northeast managing partner of EY’s Assurance and Advisory Business.
Besca received his MBA from Columbia Business School and earned a BBA in Accounting from Pace University’s Lubin School of Business.
“We are very pleased to have Mark join the Clarus Board of Directors and look forward to his contributions as the company takes the next steps in our turnaround,” said Warren Kanders, executive chairman at Clarus Corporation. “With deep financial expertise and four-plus decades of experience serving public companies, Mark represents a valuable addition to our Board.”
Besca commented, “It is an honor to join Clarus’s Board during this pivotal period and help to unlock new growth opportunities. I am excited to work alongside the Board and management team to support the company’s strategic roadmap and drive sustainable value for shareholders.”
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