ThredUp appointed Kelly Bodnar Battles to its Board of Directors, effective December 1. Bodnar has served as chief financial officer for several companies, including Alpha Medical, Quora, Bracket Computing, and Host Analytics, and has held executive roles at Cisco Systems and Hewlett-Packard.
Upon the effective date, Battles will assume the role of Chair of the Audit Committee.
“Kelly’s experience in financial leadership and corporate governance, particularly at multiple high-growth, public companies, is invaluable as ThredUp continues to scale and mature,” said James Reinhart, co-founder and CEO of ThredUp. “As we execute our strategy to leverage technology and redefine the future of resale, we are confident that her oversight and strategic counsel will be instrumental in driving long-term value for our shareholders.”
Battles serves on the Board and Audit Committee of Arista Networks and is a Board member and Audit Committee Chair at Genesys, Qumulo, and Alpha Medical. She previously held the same role for the Wikimedia Foundation.
“I’m thrilled to join ThredUp’s Board at such a pivotal time for the company. The resale industry is reaching an inflection point, and ThredUp is perfectly positioned to accelerate its growth and transform the industry’s future,” said Battles. “I look forward to supporting the company’s relentless commitment to scale, innovation, and long-term shareholder value.”
Battles joins Patricia Nakache (Chair), Ian Friedman, Mandy Ginsberg, Timothy Haley, Dan Nova, Coretha Rushing, Noam Paransky, and CEO James Reinhart on ThredUp’s Board of Directors.
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