2023 Honorees
Peter C. Browning
NACD B. Kenneth West
Lifetime Achievement Award
GMS, Inc., ScanSource, Inc.
The annual B. Kenneth West Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes a director whose distinguished boardroom service throughout their career best exemplifies the characteristics modeled by the former NACD CEO for whom the award is named. Honorees are recognized for their dedication to effective leadership, their improvement of corporate governance, and the demonstrable impact they have had in their communities and throughout their boardroom service to public, private, or nonprofit entities.
As founder and Managing Director of Peter Browning Partners, LLC, a board advisory service, Peter has a wide range of experience in business, and as a director. Since 1987, he has served on the board of directors of fourteen publicly traded companies during which time he has served as Chairman and CEO, CEO, non-executive chair, lead director, and chairs of audit, compensation, and governance/nominating committees. Recent board service includes ten years at Wachovia Corporation, sixteen years at Lowes Companies, sixteen years at Nucor Corporation where he served as non-executive chairman and lead director, fourteen years at EnPro Industries, and most recently twenty years at Acuity Brands last serving as lead director. He serves as the lead director of ScanSource, Inc., and is a member of the board of directors of GMS, Inc. In January 2013, he joined the board of the private company Equilar, the leading provider of compensation and governance data, as lead independent director, stepping down in June 2022.
Browning is a native of Boston, MA and earned his MBA from the University of Chicago in 1976. The Harvard Business School prepared a case study regarding his success in effecting changes at Continental's White Cap Division.
He is also the co-author of “The Director’s Manual: A Framework for Board Governance” published by Wiley in February 2016. In addition, Peter is a founding member of the Lead Director Network and a frequent participant in governance seminars, serving on panels addressing various corporate governance and compensation issues.
We invite you to join us in recognizing Browning—and all the 2023 NACD Directorship 100™ honorees—at the NACD Directorship 100 Awards Gala on the evening of December 13, 2023, in New York City.
The complete NACD Directorship 100 list (below) highlights only the honorees’ key directorships as of September 14, and is not intended to be a full record of individuals' directorships.
NACD Directors of the Year
Anne C. Schaumburg
Public Company
Director of the Year
NRG Energy Inc. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP Brookfield Reinsurance Ltd American National Group Inc.
Renée J. Hornbaker, NACD.DC
Private Company
Director of the Year
Eastman Chemical Company Berry Corporation Freeman Company Global Advanced Metals, Ausenco
Byron C. Scott, NACD.DC
Nonprofit
Director of the Year
Direct Relief Providence Health Plan Accuray Inc. Rady Children's Hospital San Diego
NACD Directorship 100: Directors
Nick
A.
Adamo
Commvault Systems
Lookout
Melody
C.
Barnes
Booze Allen Hamilton
Ventas
Elizabeth
Ann
Bastoni
CNH Industrial
Euroapi
Jerónimo Martins
Jeanne
M.
Beliveau-Dunn
Xylem Inc.
EIX
CMCO
Descartes Labs
Jorge
L
Benitez
Fifth Third Bank
World Kinect Corporation
Simplex Transportation Management Services
Cathleen
Benko
NIKE, Inc.
SolarWinds
WorkBoard
Diane
D.
Brink
Altus Power
Belden Inc.
indie Semiconductor, Inc.
Charles
P.
Carinalli
Extreme Networks
Dhaani Systems
Algorithmic Intuition
Nelson
C.
Chan
Synaptics
Deckers Outdoors
Twist Bioscience
Celeste
A.
Clark
Wells Fargo & Company
Darling Ingredients, Inc.
The Hain Celestial Group, Inc.
Prestige Consumer Healthcare, Inc.
Mary
Schmid
Daugherty, NACD.DC
The Meritex Company
Driessen Water, Inc.
DWS Funds
Edney Distributing Company, Inc.
Julie
A.
Dill, NACD.DC
RYAM
Sterling Infrastructure
Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline
John
C.
Dorman
LoanDepot, Inc.
SmartRent, Inc.
DeepDyve, Inc.
LandGate, Inc.
Alessia
Falsarone, NACD.DC
Assicurazioni Generali SpA
OpenCorporates Ltd.
Innovate UK Loans Ltd.
Claudia
Fan Munce
Best Buy
Arteris IP
BMO Financial Corp.
Sarah
Jane
Friar
Walmart
Consensys
Christine
M.
Gorjanc, NACD.DC
Juniper Networks, Inc.
Invitae Corporation
Shapeways Holdings, Inc.
Carbon Health Technologies, Inc.
Jarvis
V.
Hollingsworth
Vital Energy, Inc.
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
NACD TriCities Chapter
Memorial Hermann Health System
Admiral Gregory
G.
Johnson, U.S. Navy (Ret.)
CACI International Inc.
Michelle
K.
Lee
MassMutual
Unity Technologies
MIT
Shelley
B.
Leibowitz, NACD.DC
Morgan Stanley
Elastic NV
BitSight
Supply Wisdom
Emily
Maddox
Liggett
UltraClean Technology
Materion
Decagon Institute
King Philanthropies
Charisse
R.
Lillie
Exelon Corporation
Independence Health Group, Inc.
Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company
Deborah
Liu
Intuit
Ancestry
Kevin
E.
Lofton
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
Medtronic PLC
Howard University
Georgia State University Foundation
Paula
Beth
Madoff
Tradeweb Markets
Great-West Lifeco
KKR Real Estate Finance Trust
Power Corporation of Canada
Kathleen
Sue
McAllister
Black Hills Corporation
SilverBow Resources
The Metals Company
Hoegh LNG Partners
Ryan
McManus, NACD.DC
Nortech Systems
NACD New York Chapter
empowerHER
Columbia University Graduate School of Business Think Bigger Technology and Innovation Hub
Cary
D.
McMillan
American Eagle Outfitters
Hyatt Hotels Corporation
George
R.
Mrkonic, Jr.
AutoZone Inc.
Ulta Beauty Inc.
Chitra
Nayak
Infosys
ForwardAir
Invitae
GetInsured/Vimo
Kim
A.
Nelson
Colgate-Palmolive
Cummins Inc.
Tate & Lyle, PLC.
Judith
Anne
Reinsdorf, NACD.DC
Enpro Industries
Nurix Therapeutics
NACD New Jersey Chapter
University of Rochester
Mary
P.
Ricciardello
Eagle Materials Inc.
ProPetro Holding Corp
NACD TriCities Advisory Board
Nina
L.
Richardson
Silicon Labs
Resideo
Cohu
Tonal
Jane
Sadowsky, NACD.DC
Nexa Resources
Allied Gold
Scientific Games
Art Omi
Mary Lee
Schneider, NACD.DC
Larry H. Miller Company
PGIM Alternative Investments Funds
Penn State University Board of Trustees
Chicago Public Library Foundation
Teresa
Mosley
Sebastian, NACD.DC
AES Corporation
Kaiser Aluminum Corporation
Peckham Industries Inc.
Susan
E.
Siegel
Align Technology, Inc.
Illumina, Inc.
Nevro Corporation
The Engine, built by MIT
Denise
R.
Singleton
Phillips 66
Teledyne Technologies Inc.
50/50 Women on Boards
Georgetown Law Board of Visitors
Christa
L.
Steele
The Doctors Company
Tanimura & Antle
NACD Northern CA
Larry
Taylor, NACD.DC
Guided Compass Technologies
Chairman, NACD Pacific Southwest Chapter
The Creighton Group Foundation
Jack
T.
Taylor
Sempra
Murphy USA
Genesis Energy
Jorge
Luis
Titinger
Axcelis
Form Factor Inc.
Ichor systems
CalAmp
Robin
L
Washington
Alphabet Inc.
Honeywell
Salesforce
Vertiv
Patricia
Dolan
Wellenbach, NACD.DC
Thomas Jefferson University
NACD Philadelphia Chapter
John
B.
Williams, NACD.DC
Associated Banc-Corp, Inc.
Church Mutual Insurance Company, Inc.
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company
Leroy
J.
Williams
MolsonCoors Beverage Company
UMB Financial Services
JE Dunn Construction Company
The Daniels Fund
Magdalena
Yesil
Informed.IQ
SoFi
Smartsheet (SMAR)
Zuora
NACD Directorship 100: Governance Professionals and Institutions
Claudia H. Allen
Managing Director & Senior Advisor
KPMG Board Leadership Center
Susan M. Angele
Managing Director & Senior Advisor
KPMG Board Leadership Center
Julie Bell Lindsay
Chief Executive Officer
Center for Audit Quality Governing Board (Ex Officio)
Barbara Berlin
Managing Director, Governance Insights Center
PwC’s Governance InsightsCenter
Glenn H. Booraem
Principal, Vanguard
NACD Philadelphia Chapter
Stephen L. Brown
Managing Director & Senior Advisor
KPMG Board Leadership Center
David Chun
Founder and CEO
Equilar
Larry Clinton
President
Internet Security Alliance
Stephanie J. Creary
Assistant Professor of Management and Faculty Fellow of the Coalition for Equity & Opportunity (CEO)
Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
Julie Hembrock Daum
North American Board Practice Leader
Spencer Stuart
Brad Deutser
CEO
Deutser
Keith D. Dorsey, NACD.DC
Managing Partner
Boyden
Rachel Duran
Senior Director
Alvarez & Marsal
Theodore L. Dysart
Managing Director
Russell Reynolds Associates
Jen Easterly
Director
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
Evan Epstein
Executive Director & Adjunct Professor, UC College of the Law San Francisco
Founder & Managing Partner, Pacifica Global
Emily Farnworth
Director, Centre for Climate Engagement, Hughes Hall
University of Cambridge
Robin Ann Ferracone
Founder and CEO
Farient Advisors LLC
Casey Fleming
Chairman and CEO
BlackOps Partners Corp
Mary A. Francis
Corporate Secretary and Chief Governance Officer
Chevron
Anthony P. Goodman
Senior Client Partner
Korn Ferry
Holly J. Gregory
Co-Chair, Global Corporate Governance Practice
Sidley Austin LLP
Keir Devon Gumbs
Chief Legal Officer
Broadridge
Bonnie W Gwin
Vice Chairman and Co-Managing Partner, Global CEO and Board Practice
Heidrick & Struggles
Adé Kayode Heyliger
Partner
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
Michael C Hyter
President and CEO
Executive Leadership Council
Jon Iwata
Founding Executive Director
Data & Trust Alliance
Frances H. Jeter, NACD.DC
Partner & Head of Houston Office, FGS Global
Board Director, Stellar Bancorp
Nichole A. Jordan, NACD.DC
National Managing Partner
Grant Thornton LLP
Adam Richard Kokas
In Memoriam Adam R. Kokas For the impact he made in corporate governance at Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings Inc., and beyond. 2023
Jannice L. Koors
Senior Managing Director
Pearl Meyer & Partners, LLC
Kai Haakon Liekefett
Partner
Sidley Austin LLP
Lynn Martin
President
NYSE Group
Debra Everitt McCormack
Global Board Effectiveness and Sustainability Lead
Accenture
The Honorable Chancellor Kathaleen St. J. McCormick
Chancellor
Delaware Chancery Court
Anna W.M. Mok
Partner, Deloitte & Touche LLP President & Co-Founder, Ascend
Co-Founder, Ascend Pinnacle
Anna W.M. Mok
Partner, Deloitte & Touche LLP President & Co-Founder, Ascend
Co-Founder, Ascend Pinnacle
Stephen D. Newton
Managing Director, Board and CEO Advisory Partners, Global Education Practice Leader
Russell Reynolds Associates
Kristen Pederson, NACD.DC
EY Americas Center for Board Matters Leader
EY
Anthony J. Pugliese
President and CEO
The Institute of Internal Auditors Inc.
Toby Eduardo Redshaw
CEO
Verus Advisory
Judith F. Samuelson
Founder and Executive Director
The Aspen Institute Business and Society Program
Reid Sawyer
Managing Director
Marsh McLennan
Steven G. Scheinfeld
Global Chair Corporate Department - Partner
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobs
Elliot S. Schreiber
Advisory Council
Enlightened Enterprise Institute
Lauren E. Smith, NACD.DC
Managing Partner & Co-Head, Board Practice
Diversified Search Group
Gail W. Stewart, NACD.DC
Partner, Baker Botts
Board of Regents of Baylor University
Rebecca Thornton
Managing Director and Head of Director Advisory Services
J. P. Morgan
Ilana Wolfe
Head of Corporate Board Engagement
Goldman Sachs
Christine Wong
Partner and Global Co-Chair
Litigation Department Morrison & Foerster LLP
Kristina Wyatt
Deputy General Counsel, Chief Sustainability Officer
Persefoni