Members of Recreational Equipment Inc. elected a consultant, the CEO of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the former CEO of Lands End Inc. to new terms on their board of directors.
Incumbents Jesse King, Cheryl Scott and Michael Smith were elected to three-year terms. King is the managing director for Fulcrum Advisors where he consults corporate, government and non-profit sectors in philanthropy, organizational strategy and leadership development. Scott currently serves as the COO of The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and is a clinical professor for the University of Washington School of Public Health. Smith is currently the president and CEO of Bag, Borrow or Steal. He is also the former CEO of Lands' End, Inc.
The REI board of directors also selected its officers for 2007. Anne Farrell, former president and CEO of the Seattle Foundation, was-elected as chair. Ivar Chhina of Burlingame, Calif., was elected vice chair. Outgoing chair Doug Walker is retiring from the board in accordance with co-op term limits.
