BrightView announces two additions to board of directors

PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa. – BrightView recently appointed Jane Okun Bomba and Mara Swan as independent members of its board of directors. The appointments of Okun Bomba and Swan expands the size of the board to eight members, four of whom are independent.

Okun Bomba is president of Saddle Ridge Consulting and advises on a range of strategic issues. From 2004 to 2017, Okun Bomba was an executive at IHS Markit, most recently as executive vice president and chief administrative officer. In addition to heading worldwide teams across several corporate functions, Okun Bomba led large transformational initiatives, including the company’s 2005 IPO, the company’s rebranding and the implementation of a single global ERP.

Swan is executive vice president of global strategy and talent at ManpowerGroup. In this role, which she has held since 2009, she leads executive compensation, strategy, marketing, human resources, thought leadership, public relations, communications and corporate social responsibility. In 2014, she also assumed global leadership responsibility of ManpowerGroup’s Right Management brand. Prior to ManpowerGroup, Swan was the chief human resources officer at MolsonCoors and held several leadership roles at Miller Brewing Company.

“We are delighted to welcome Jane and Mara as independent members of our board," said Andrew Masterman, president and CEO of BrightView. "Their leadership and service with significant public, private, academic and non-profit entities will provide us an even greater diversity of thought as we continue guiding BrightView’s business, including evolving our corporate governance over time. Our ability to attract such accomplished members to BrightView’s Board is a testament to the strength of our company and reinforces our commitment to generating value for our stockholders."

“Adding two independent members to our Board is an important step for BrightView, especially given the caliber of our new Directors," said Paul Raether, BrightView's chairman of the board. "The breadth of experience that Jane and Mara bring with them speaks for itself and I am confident that it will help them contribute to the growth of our business and to BrightView’s evolution as a public company. I look forward to working with both Jane and Mara as well as the rest of our Board for the benefit of all of BrightView’s stockholders."