Unifi Inc., makers of Repreve, announced it elected Frank Blake to the company’s Board of Directors, effective September 5.
Al Carey, executive chairman of Unifi, stated, “We are excited to welcome Frank to Unifi’s Board of Directors. He brings decades of leadership experience driving commercial excellence with industry-leading companies. We are confident that his contributions and expertise will amplify Unifi’s growth trajectory.”
Blake is currently the non-executive Chairman of Delta Air Lines, Inc.’s board of directors.
He was Chairman and CEO of The Home Depot from 2007 until November 2014 and chairman of the board of directors until his retirement in February 2015. Blake previously served as vice chairman of the board of directors of The Home Depot and as executive vice president. He joined The Home Depot in 2002 as executive vice president, Business Development and Corporate Operations.
He was previously the Deputy Secretary for the U.S. Department of Energy. He worked in various executive positions at General Electric Company, including senior vice president, Corporate Business Development, in charge of all worldwide mergers, acquisitions and dispositions.
Blake is a member of the board of directors of Macy’s, Inc. and was previously a member of the board of directors of The Procter & Gamble Company.
