BENTON HARBOR, Mich.,
Feb. 18, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --
Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE: WHR) announced today the appointment
of Geraldine "Gerri" Elliott, executive vice president and chief
customer officer at Juniper Networks, to its board of directors,
effective immediately.
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"Gerri has exceptional information technology and leadership
expertise, and we are delighted to welcome her to our board," said
Jeff M. Fettig, Whirlpool
Corporation's chairman and chief executive officer. "As we drive
results in an increasingly digital economy, Gerri's strategic
understanding of transformative digital technologies, as well as
her global marketing, sales and service experience, will be
invaluable to our board of directors and Whirlpool
Corporation."
Elliott, 57, was appointed executive vice president and chief
customer officer of Juniper Networks in 2013, after prior roles as
executive vice president and chief sales officer, and as executive
vice president of strategic alliances. In January 2014, Elliott announced her personal
decision to retire from Juniper, effective later in the year. In
her current role, she drives the strategic and operational
objectives for the company's global marketing, sales, systems
engineering, advanced technologies, channel partners, field
operations and customer service and support organizations. Elliott
joined Juniper in 2009 from Microsoft Corporation, where she held a
series of senior executive positions, including as corporate vice
president of the company's Worldwide Public Sector organization.
Prior to joining Microsoft, Elliott spent 22 years at IBM
Corporation, where she held executive and management positions in
strategy development, services and consulting, product management
and sales leadership.
Elliott holds a bachelor's degree in International Politics from
New York University. She serves on the
advisory boards for Catalyst and the Center for Executive Women
Senior Leadership Program at Northwestern
University's Kellogg School of Management.
About Whirlpool Corporation
Whirlpool Corporation is the world's leading global manufacturer
and marketer of major home appliances, with annual revenues of
approximately $19 billion in 2013,
69,000 employees and 59 manufacturing and technology research
centers around the world. The company markets Whirlpool, Maytag,
KitchenAid, Jenn-Air, Amana, Brastemp, Consul, Bauknecht and
other major brand names to consumers in nearly every country around
the world. Additional information about the company can be found at
http://www.whirlpoolcorp.com.
SOURCE Whirlpool Corporation