- Carly
Fiorina « Good360 Press Release
April 18, 2012
CARLY FIORINA JOINS GOOD360 AS NEW CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
Fiorina brings innovation and insight to the world?s largest online product donation marketplace
Alexandria, Va., April 18, 2012 -
Good360 announced today that Carly Fiorina, former chairman and chief
executive officer of HP, is taking on the role of chairman of the
board. Fiorina first shared the announcement today on CNBC's "Squawk
Box," a morning news and talk program where the biggest names in
business and politics bring their most important stories. Click to watch a
message from Fiorina about her new role.
"We
are thrilled to have Carly on board as she is undoubtedly one of the
most recognized business leaders in the world," said Good360 President
and CEO Cindy Hallberlin. "We are driven by a vision that demands
constant innovation and I am certain that her experience, insight and
passion will help us continue to strengthen nonprofits and expand
corporate citizenship. Carly has truly embraced Good360 and will be a
fantastic champion of our mission."
"I am excited by the
opportunity to lead Good360, an organization whose time has come," said
Carly Fiorina. "Good360 has developed the largest online product
donation marketplace with a differentiated IT platform and a world
class logistics operation. Good360 creates a circle of good - good for
companies, good for communities, good for the environment and good for
people in need."
As the first woman to lead a Fortune 20
company, Fiorina led the reinvention of HP, tripling its rate of
innovation, achieving market leadership, transforming its cost
structure and accelerating growth. Under her leadership, HP became a
leader in every product category and market segment in which it
competed.? At the same time, HP developed a product donation
relationship with Good360 that continues today.
Fiorina joins
Good360 as the nonprofit prepares to introduce a cutting-edge upgrade
to its online donation marketplace that will better serve the vast and
exponentially increasing needs of its growing charitable network that
currently includes 26,000 nonprofits. Through Fiorina's reputation and
visibility, Good360 will continue to work with partners around the
world to improve the lives of children, families, and communities?and
to restore and protect the planet.
Once named Fortune's Most
Powerful Woman in Business for six consecutive years, Fiorina currently
serves as the Vice-Chairman of the National Republican Senatorial
Committee. Fiorina is also engaged in policy formulation and
philanthropy. She serves on the Advisory Board of the Foundation for
Health Coverage Education and as a Co-Chair of the US Leadership in
Development at the Center for Strategic and International Studies as
well as on the Leadership Council of the Initiative for Global
Development. Fiorina is a founding supporter of the African Leadership
Academy and a founder of the One Woman Initiative. She has been a
member of the Boards of Kellogg Company, Cisco Systems, Merck and
Taiwan Semiconductor. She is a cancer survivor who openly tells her
story, acting as a Global Envoy for Lance Armstrong's LIVESTRONG
organization. Fiorina earned her undergraduate degree from Stanford
University, an MBA from the University of Maryland and a Masters of
Science in Business from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Fiorina
will replace Gail Aldrich, who is stepping down after nine years of
leadership on the board of directors at Good360 to become chair of
AARP's board of directors.
About Good360
Consistently
ranked by Forbes Magazine as one of the ten most cost-efficient
charities in America, Good360 (formerly Gifts In Kind International) is
dedicated to helping people and communities by distributing new
corporate product donations to qualified nonprofits.? These include
nonperishables, such as apparel, books, toys, personal care products,
office and school supplies, computers, building supplies and much
more.? On behalf of several Fortune 500 consumer, retail and technology
companies, Good360 distributes products to a network of more than
26,000 pre-vetted organizations.