Dunkin’ Brands and A.D. Makepeace boards are
honored alongside Ron O’Hanley, Bennie Wiley, and Jack O’Brien
The National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) New
England Chapter announced today the recipients of its 14th annual
Director of the Year Awards.
Each year, using an extensive process involving several member
committees, the NACD New England Chapter selects and recognizes
independent directors of public, private, and non-profit boards who
have embraced high standards of leadership and corporate governance
and made valuable contributions to the companies and organizations
they serve. To be honored at a formal ceremony on Monday, May 4,
2020, at the Westin Boston Waterfront Hotel are:
Public Company Board of the Year: Dunkin’ Brands
With more than 21,000 points of distribution in more than 60
countries, Dunkin’ Brands is one of the world’s leading franchisors
of quick service restaurants (QSRs) serving hot and cold coffee and
baked goods, as well as hard-serve ice cream. Dunkin' Brands'
100-percent-franchised business model currently includes more than
12,900 Dunkin' restaurants and more than 8,000 Baskin-Robbins
restaurants. Based in Canton, Mass., the company has set corporate
social responsibility (CSR) goals to make continuous progress in
the areas of sustainable sourcing, packaging, energy efficiency,
waste reduction, nutrition, diversity and inclusion, and other
material issues. Dunkin’ franchisees around the world volunteer
time and donate product and funds to countless non-profit groups,
most notably the Joy In Childhood (JiCF) Foundation.
Private Company Board of the Year: The A.D. Makepeace
Company
With a 160-year history in the cranberry business, the A.D.
Makepeace Company, based in Wareham, Mass., is the largest private
property owner in Eastern Massachusetts and a recognized leader in
environmentally responsible real estate development and land and
water stewardship. John Makepeace was one of the three original
founders of the Ocean Spray Co-Operative, in 1930. The board
embraces a culture of responsible governance, with independent
directors holding 40 to 50 percent of the board seats.
Leadership in Corporate Governance Award: Ronald P.
O’Hanley
Mr. O’Hanley is president, CEO, and a board member of State
Street Corporation. Mr. O’Hanley was previously president and chief
operating officer of State Street Corporation, and before that
president and chief executive officer of State Street Global
Advisors, the investment management arm of State Street
Corporation. He joined State Street in 2015. Prior to State Street,
Mr. O’Hanley held senior positions at Fidelity Investments, BNY
Mellon Asset Management, Mellon Financial, and McKinsey &
Company, Inc. Mr. O’Hanley currently serves on the boards of Unum
Corp., Rhode Island Commerce Corporation, The Boston Foundation,
the IYRS School of Technology and Trades, Syracuse University, and
WBUR.
Myra H. Kraft Award for Non-Profit Leadership: Benaree Pratt
Wiley
Benaree “Bennie” Pratt Wiley is Principal of The Wiley Group and
for 15 years served as President and Chief Executive Officer of The
Partnership, Inc., an organization that strengthened Greater
Boston’s capacity to attract, develop, and retain talented
professionals of color. Ms. Wiley has worked as a management
consultant for Abt Associates, Contract Research Corporation, and
Urban Systems Research and Engineering. Ms. Wiley is currently a
Director on the boards of the Dreyfus Mutual Funds, Blue Cross Blue
Shield of Massachusetts, CBIZ Inc., Dress for Success Boston,
Partners Continuing Care, the Black Philanthropy Fund, the Efficacy
Institute and Howard University where she serves as Vice Chair. Her
many civic honors include honorary doctorates from Boston College,
New England School of Law, and Newbury College; the Greater Boston
Chamber of Commerce Pinnacle Award for Lifetime Achievement; and
the Harvard Business School Distinguished Alumni Award from its
African American Student Union.
The NACDNE non-profit leadership award is named in honor of the
late Myra H. Kraft, president and director of the New England
Patriots Charitable Foundation and trustee of the Robert K. and
Myra H. Kraft Foundation, who also served on the boards of
directors of the American Repertory Theatre, the United Way of
Massachusetts Bay, Northeastern University, the Boys and Girls
Clubs of Boston, and Brandeis University.
Lifetime Achievement Award: Jack O’Brien
Mr. O'Brien was CEO and President of Allmerica Financial
Corporation, now known as The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc., an
insurance and diversified financial services company, from 1995
until his retirement in 2002. He currently serves as lead director
of The TJX Companies, Inc., an off-price retailer of apparel and
home fashions in the United States and worldwide, and as a director
of LKQ Corporation, a nationwide provider of recycled auto parts,
and of a family of mutual funds managed by BlackRock, an investment
management advisory firm. Previously Mr. O'Brien served as Cabot
Corporation's non-executive chairman of the board from 2008 to 2018
and as chair of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute and as a
director of ABIOMED and GAM Technology.
NACDNE Gala Chair Ellen Zane, CEO Emeritus of Tufts Medical
Center, said: “Dunkin’ and A.D. Makepeace are not only legendary
New England business success stories, they also demonstrate every
day an unparalleled commitment to corporate social responsibility
and community volunteerism. In Ron O’Hanley, Bennie Wiley, and Jack
O’Brien, NACD New England is delighted to salute three of our
region’s pre-eminent examples of business and civic
leadership.’’
NACDNE President Beth I. Z. Boland, chair of Foley &
Lardner's Securities Enforcement & Litigation Practice and vice
chair of the Litigation Department, said: “NACDNE is devoted to
improving corporate governance and developing a deep pool of
talented prospective directors to serve on boards. Our rigorously
researched and highly competitive Director of the Year honors
represent one of the most important ways that NACDNE can showcase
what high-impact board service and leadership looks like.”
About NACD New England (NACDNE)
The NACD New England Chapter is part of the larger NACD network,
the only not-for-profit membership organization founded by and for
corporate directors. With a national headquarters in metropolitan
Washington, D.C., NACD has 21 active regional chapters and more
than 21,000 director and key executive members around the country.
NACD’s resources include an annual leadership conference,
fellowships, downloadable publications, and in-boardroom education
programs. NACD is also part of the Global Network of Director
Institutes, a 100,000-member-strong international collaboration of
directors who share expertise from around the world.
Learn more about NACD New England Chapter membership and general
governance information online at www.NACDne.org.
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