BBB National Programs Board of Directors Elects Three New Members

The Board of Directors of BBB National Programs, an independent non-profit organization that operates more than a dozen self-regulation programs, today announced that it has elected three new members for the 2020-2023 term. The three new Board members are:

• Jocelyn Hunter, Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Home Depot;
• Joel Katz, Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer, Booz Allen Hamilton; and
• Barbara Wall, Former Chief Legal Officer, Interim Chief Operating Officer and current Board Member, Gannett Co., Inc.

BBB National Programs’ Board of Directors has also re-elected Brent Sanders, Associate General Counsel, Microsoft and Elaine Kolish, Principal, Elaine Kolish Consulting LLC, for the same three-year term. In addition, the organization announced that Ken Patel, Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer and Chief Patent Counsel, The Procter & Gamble Company and Mary Sophos, former EVP for Policy and Strategic Planning, Grocery Manufacturers Association, will continue in their roles of Board Chair and Board Vice Chair, respectively.

“We are pleased to welcome Jocelyn, Joel and Barbara to the BBB National Programs Board of Directors at an exciting time, as next year we will celebrate 50 years of U.S. industry self-regulation,” said ex-officio board member Eric D. Reicin, President and CEO, BBB National Programs. “Their collective knowledge and experience will help guide our work to foster a more accountable, trustworthy marketplace.”

The BBB National Programs Board of Directors members support and inform the development of new systems of industry self-regulation, helping industries moderate conduct to improve marketplace behavior for the ultimate benefit of consumers.

Following is a full list of members of the BBB National Programs Board of Directors:

Ken Patel (Board Chair), Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer and Chief Patent Counsel, The Procter & Gamble Company

Mary Sophos (Board Vice Chair), Former EVP for Policy & Strategic Planning, Grocery Manufacturers Association

David Grimaldi, EVP Public Policy, Interactive Advertising Bureau

Luis Xavier Hernandez, Global VP & General Counsel-Data, Privacy & Digital, Unilever

David Hubbard, Vice President & Deputy General Counsel, Verizon

Jocelyn Hunter, Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Home Depot

Marla Kaplowitz, President and CEO, 4As

Joel Katz, Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer, Booz Allen Hamilton

Elaine Kolish, Former VP & Director, Children’s Food and Beverage Advertising Initiative and Principal, Elaine Kolish Consulting LLC

Bob Liodice, CEO, Association of National Advertisers

Carla Michelotti, Former EVP and Chief Legal, Government and Corporate Affairs Officer, Leo Burnett Worldwide and President, Carla Michelotti LLC

Maureen Ohlhausen, Partner, Baker Botts; Former Acting FTC Chair and FTC Commissioner

Michele Totonis, Director Legal Affairs, LEGO

Brent Sanders, Associate General Counsel, Microsoft

Barbara Wall, Former Chief Legal Officer, Interim Chief Operating Officer and current Board Member, Gannett Co., Inc.

Eric D. Reicin (ex officio), President and CEO, BBB National Programs

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