Steelcase (SCS) Appoints Catherine 'Triona' Schmelter to Board

Steelcase (NYSE: SCS) today announced Catherine “Triona” C.B. Schmelter has been appointed to its board of directors. Ms. Schmelter is President, Meal Solutions of TreeHouse Foods, Inc., a $4.3B Fortune 500 manufacturer of packaged foods and beverages.

“We are pleased to welcome Triona to the Steelcase board of directors,” said Rob Pew, Chair of the Steelcase Inc.­ Board of Directors. “Triona has an impressive background with extensive experience spanning the Consumer Packaged Goods, food and manufacturing industries. Her insight will be invaluable during this exciting time of growth.”

The Steelcase Board continuously evaluates its composition to ensure it encompasses the requisite experience, skills and insights to ensure the company delivers the best value to its shareholders. A food industry veteran, Ms. Schmelter has more than 20 years of strategic, branding, sales and marketing, R&D, innovation, food safety and finance experience. Aside from her pragmatic problem solving, Ms. Schmelter brings expertise in portfolio optimization, lean operating efficiencies and simplifying manufacturing and distribution operations, while simultaneously delivering outstanding products, quality and service to customers.

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