BASKING RIDGE, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 20, 2018--
Barnes
& Noble Education, Inc. (NYSE: BNED), a leading provider of
educational products and services solutions for higher education and
K-12, today announced the appointment of Emily C. Chiu to its Board of
Directors, effective June 19, 2018. With Ms. Chiu’s appointment, the
Barnes & Noble Education Board will expand to seven directors, six of
whom will be independent.
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Ms. Chiu has more than a decade of leadership experience with
significant technology and education expertise. She currently serves as
a Principal at Square, Inc., a provider of commerce tools that help
businesses start, run, and grow from payments to point-of-sale to
financing. Ms. Chiu currently oversees Square’s corporate development
strategy and M&A activity across its SMB (Seller), direct-to-consumer
(Cash App), and developer platform businesses. She also serves on the
Board of Governors of the Center for Creative Leadership, a provider of
executive education focused on leadership development.
“We are pleased to welcome Emily to the Barnes & Noble Education Board,”
said Michael P. Huseby, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Barnes &
Noble Education. “Emily’s strong executive management and leadership
experience in both education and technology make her a strong addition
to our Board. She also brings significant expertise in overseeing nimble
startup organizations with a focus on digital. We are confident that we
will benefit from her fresh insights and contributions as we continue to
build our holistic ecosystem of content, products and services and
deliver value for our shareholders.”
“I am excited to join the Board of Barnes & Noble Education and eager to
leverage my broad experience in education and technology to help further
the Company’s inspiring mission and continued transformation,” said Ms.
Chiu. “With its strong legacy of serving colleges, universities and
students, and full-suite of innovative solutions, Barnes & Noble
Education is in an excellent position to succeed as a leading partner to
institutions, students and faculty. I’ve seen first-hand the
transformative impact that a quality education can have, and I look
forward to working closely with the Board and management team to drive
continued growth, value creation, and positive student outcomes.”
About Emily C. Chiu
Ms. Chiu currently serves as Principal at Square, Inc. and is
responsible for Square’s corporate development strategy and M&A activity
across its SMB (Seller), direct-to-consumer (Cash App), and developer
platform businesses. From July 2015 to July 2017, Ms. Chiu was a Partner
and Head of Corporate Development at 500 Startups, LLC, a global startup
accelerator and venture capital firm. In this role, Ms. Chiu oversaw
venture capital investments in the education technology space and
founded 500 Startups’ M&A advisory practice. Previously, Ms. Chiu was a
founding team member and Vice President at UniversityNow, Inc., an
education technology startup whose mission is to make higher education
affordable and accessible to all students through its personalized
learning platform and accredited universities. Prior to that, she served
as the Head of Operations at TEDx San Francisco, was a private equity
investor at GI Partners, a global investment firm, and served in various
positions across the technology and healthcare investment banking groups
at Goldman Sachs. Ms. Chiu is a graduate of The Wharton School of
Business and the College of Arts & Sciences at the University of
Pennsylvania, where she was a Wharton Research Scholar and member of The
Huntsman Program in International Studies and Business.
ABOUT BARNES & NOBLE EDUCATION, INC.
Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. (NYSE: BNED) is a leading
provider of higher education and K-12 educational products and
solutions. Through its Barnes & Noble College and MBS Textbook Exchange
segments, Barnes & Noble Education operates 1,444 physical and virtual
bookstores across the U.S., serving more than 6 million students and
faculty. Through its Digital Student Solutions segment, the Company
offers a suite of digital software, content and services including
direct-to-student study tools, serving approximately 100,000 subscribers
in more than 15 different countries and receiving more than 20 million
unique monthly visitors to its sites. The Company also operates one of
the largest textbook wholesale distribution channels in the United
States. For more information please visit www.bned.com.
BNED companies include: Barnes
& Noble College Booksellers, LLC, MBS
Textbook Exchange, LLC, BNED
LoudCloud, LLC, Student
Brands, LLC, and Promoversity,
LLC. General information on Barnes & Noble Education may be obtained
by visiting the Company's corporate website: www.bned.com.
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