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National Vision Appoints Susan Somersille Johnson to Board of Directors
Addition Brings World-class Marketing Expertise to Board and Establishes Gender Balance Among Members DULUTH, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- National Vision
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nAddition Brings World-class Marketing Expertise to Board and Establishes Gender Balance Among Members\n\n DULUTH, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nNational Vision Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: EYE), one of the nation’s largest optical retailers providing quality, affordable eye care and eyewear, today announced the appointment of Susan Somersille Johnson, chief marketing officer (CMO) at Prudential Financial, Inc., to its Board of Directors, effective today. Johnson will serve on the Board’s Audit Committee. With Johnson’s addition, National Vision’s Board now consists of eight Directors, evenly divided between female and male members, which highlights the Board’s ongoing commitment to diversity.\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20201026005612/en/National Vision Appoints Susan Somersille Johnson to Board of Directors (Photo: Business Wire)\n“We are pleased to welcome Susan to our Board and greatly appreciate her willingness to serve,” said Reade Fahs, CEO at National Vision. “Susan is a highly-skilled marketing and branding professional, who brings strategic business insights – marketing analytics, customer experience, and mission orientation – to our Board. Her knowledge and deep expertise in technology and financial services will be tremendously valuable as we continue to execute our growth strategy and fulfill our mission of helping people by making quality eye care and eyewear more affordable and accessible.”\n\nAs an award-winning CMO, Johnson’s career spans more than 25 years. She recently joined Prudential where she oversees all marketing functions and brand strategy. Previously, Johnson was corporate executive vice president and chief marketing officer of Truist Financial, the bank holding company formed in 2019 following the merger of SunTrust Bank and BB&T. While at Truist, Johnson led the post-merger enterprise rebranding for the new organization, which had over $504 billion in assets.\n\nJohnson began her career as an engineer at Apple before taking on a series of high-profile global marketing leadership roles at organizations including NCR Corporation and Nokia.\n\n“National Vision is changing lives,” Johnson said. “I am thrilled to join the Board of Directors of this exceptional organization as they advance their social mission of helping low-income peop...