Callaway Golf Co. on Tuesday announced that it has increased the size of the company’s board of directors from nine to 10 members, and that Laura J. Flanagan has been appointed to the board. She will begin serving immediately and will stand for election for a full one-year term at the company’s 2019 annual meeting of shareholders.
Flanagan, 51, is currently the CEO of Foster Farms, headquartered in Livingston, CA. She was previously the president of the snacks division of ConAgra Foods Inc., a packaged foods company headquartered in Omaha, NE, from 2011 until 2014, and served as president of ConAgra’s convenient meals division from 2008 until 2011.
“Laura’s extensive knowledge of corporate strategy, marketing, retail and operations, as well as her CEO-level experience, will benefit the Board greatly,” commented Ronald S. Beard, chairman of the board of Callaway Golf Co. “We are excited to have her join us.”
The addition of Ms. Flanagan expands the board to a total of ten members, including Chairman, Ronald S. Beard, Samuel H. Armacost, Oliver “Chip” Brewer III, John C. Cushman, III, Russell L. Fleischer, John F. Lundgren, Adebayo O. Ogunlesi, Linda B. Segre and Anthony S. Thornley.
