UNIVERSAL CORP (UVV)
Sector: Consumer Staples
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
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Sector: Consumer Staples
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
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Director information for UVV
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UVV | 73 | ["Audit/Public Accounting","Commercial Banking","Consumer Products","Environmental Sustainability","Executive Leadership","Human Capital Mgmt","Industry Experience","International","Legal/Regulatory","Operational/Manufacturing","Product Development","Social Responsibility","Strategic Planning/M&A/Transformation","Supply Chain/Distribution Chain","Technology/Cyber/AI"] | [] | 2026 |
Biography sourced from the proxy statement filing.
JACQUELINE T. WILLIAMS is an experienced executive with leadership in government, financial services and telecommunications. Most recently, Ms. Williams served as Director of the Ohio Department of Commerce. Appointed by Ohio s Governor, Ms. Williams served in the Cabinet position from 2015 to 2019, providing enterprise leadership for the state s principal business regulatory agency, including operational responsibility for the state s billion dollar spirits industry. Ms. Williams prior tenure includes serving as Ohio s Chief of Minority Business Development and as Executive Director of the Ohio Liquor Control Commission. She worked as Director of College Savings for New America Foundation, a Washington D.C.-based think tank, and served for a decade as Executive Director of the Ohio Tuition Trust Authority which operates the state s 529 college savings programs. Ms. Williams spent 15 years with AT&T, a telecommunications, technology, media and entertainment company. Ms. Williams has served on a number of public sector boards including the Ohio Housing Finance Agency, the Ohio Minority Development Finance Advisory Board and the Columbus Cancer Clinic. Ms. Williams also served as board chair for the Ohio Minority Business Advisory Council, Chair of the College Savings Plans Network and as president of the Columbus (Ohio) Board of Health. Ms. Williams provides deep expertise in public policy, economic development, marketing, public relations, business strategy and regulation. The Board of Directors believes that Ms. Williams substantial financial, strategic and leadership experience across the public and private sectors enables her to offer the Board of Directors a broad perspective encompassing public policy, commercial integrity and regulation, diversity and inclusion, financial strategy and management, and economic development. Ms. Williams diverse experience adds important multi-disciplinary financial and strategic perspective to the Board of Directors. Her tenure as Director of the Ohio Department of Commerce lends valuable insights to the Board of Directors regarding public policy, governance best practices, and executive leadership.