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True Leaf appointed Jodi Watson as Vice-Chair of its Board of Directors.
Ms. Watson has more than 20 years of success in the retail, wholesale, digital, and direct-to-consumer industries. She most recently served as senior vice president of Petco, one of the largest pet retailers in the United States, where she was responsible for the growth of its direct-to-consumer businesses, including petco.com, unleashedbypetco.com, drsfostersmith.com, and liveaquaria.com. She also served as interim chief marketing officer, leading the creative, media, and marketing for more than 1,400 stores in the U.S. and online.
Previously she served as President, Consumer Direct, at Wolverine Worldwide where she led the transformation of a manufacturing business to a house of global direct-to-consumer lifestyle brands. She also held numerous specialty retail leadership roles at top brands, including Williams-Sonoma, Eddie Bauer, and Circuit City.
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