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Anita Sehgal Elected to the Board of Directors of Escalade, Inc.
Senior Executive for Houston Astros to Bring Marketing and Retail Expertise to Expanded Board EVANSVILLE, Ind., April 26, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Escalade,
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[{"type":"text","content":"Senior Executive for Houston Astros to Bring Marketing and Retail Expertise to Expanded Board\nEVANSVILLE, Ind., April 26, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Escalade, Inc. (NASDAQ: ESCA, or the “Company”), a leading manufacturer and distributor of sporting goods and indoor/outdoor recreational equipment, today announced that it has increased the size of the Company's Board of Directors (the \"Board\") from five to six members, and that Anita Sehgal has been elected to the Board at the Company’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Ms. Sehgal currently serves as the Senior Vice President, Marketing & Communications for the Houston Astros, LLC, a Major League Baseball franchise and is entering her eighth season. Prior to joining the Houston Astros, Ms. Sehgal developed extensive experience in various strategic marketing functions with several entities including as: Senior Vice President, Marketing & Advertising, Academy + Outdoors, Inc from 2009-2014; Director, Customer Experience, Best Buy Canada, a consumer electronics retailer (2004-2009); Director, Marketing, Forzani, Group Ltd., a large Canadian sporting goods retailer (2000-2004); and various marketing roles prior thereto with Critical Mass, Inc. a digital marketing agency, Canadian Airlines International Ltd., a Canadian airline; BC Tel, a British Columbia telephone company; SaskTel, a Saskatchewan telecommunications firm, and Bi-Rite Drugs, Ltd., a Canadian retail pharmacy chain. Ms. Sehgal served on the board of the Texas Dow Employees Credit Union for the past six and a half years and is currently on the board of Reitman’s Canada Ltd., a publicly traded Canadian retailing company specializing in women’s clothing since 2021. She has also been a board member of Women in Sports and Entertainment (WISE) since 2017 and has been on the board of Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s Greater Houston Chapter since 2012. Ms. Sehgal earned a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with a specialization in Marketing and Human Resources from the University of Regina in Saskatchewan, Canada and completed the Executive Leadership Institute program at Dartmouth College. \"Anita is a great addition to our Board,\" commented Walt Glazer, Chairman of the Company's Board of Directors. \"Her industry knowledge and her experience as a public company director will be valuable to Escalade. We look forward to ...