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Long-Time Board Member Frances P. Philip Announces She Will Not Be Standing for Re-Election at 2025 Shareholder Meeting
FORT WAYNE, Ind., April 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vera Bradley (NASDAQ: VRA) (the “Company”) today announced that long-time board member Frances P. Philip will not stand for re-election at the upcoming 2025 Shareholder Meeting. Ms. Philip joined the Company’s Board in 2011 and has served as a member on both the Talent and Compensation Committee, as well as the Nominating, Governance and Sustainability Committee during her tenure. Ms. Philip has served as the Lead Independent Director since 20
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