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Mike is an experienced Board advisor and is an SEC and Governance expert, having served on Boards both public and private for the past 24 years, and has taken two companies through the IPO process.
Mike was, most recently, the Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Board Director of Tumi Holdings (NYSE:TUMI), a retailer of prestige luggage and travel accessories. Mike had been with Tumi since 2003, and led the IPO process in April of 2012. Tumi was sold to Samsonite in August of 2016. Currently, he is a member of the Board of Directors of Vince Holdings ( NYSE: VINCE) , where he serves as Chairman and Audit Committee Chair. He also serves as Audit Committee Chairman of the Eastern Company (NASDAQ: EML), a manufacturer of Transportation, Automotive, and Security devices. In addition, Mike serves on the Board of Newman’s Own Food Company, where he serves as Audit Committee Chairman. He is a board advisor to the Lion Brand Wool and Yarn Company. He also serves on the Board of Trustees of Penn/Princeton Hospital and is a Trustee of the New Jersey Chapter of the Financial Executives Institute.
Mike has held several board positions during his career including Lulu’s Fashion Lounge ( NASDAQ:LVLU) serving as AC Chair ,True Leaf Brands (NASDAQ: TRLFF), David’s Tea (NASDAQ:DTEA), where he served as Audit Committee Chair and Governance Chair. He has served on the Board of Directors of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (NASDAQ: GMCR) where he had served as audit committee chair and a member of the compensation committee (2006-2016). He had previously served as Interim Chairman of the Board at GMCR. Read full bio here.