Felicia Williams became a member of our Board in March 2021 and has served as Chair of our Audit Committee since May 2022.
Ms. Williams has served in senior finance leadership roles at Macy’s, Inc. for the past 17 years, including as an executive officer of Macy’s from 2016 to 2020 in the roles of Interim Chief Financial Officer from June 2020 to November 2020 and Senior Vice President, Controller and Enterprise Risk Officer, including oversight of the company’s information security and data privacy functions, from June 2016 to June 2020. Ms. Williams is currently serving as Macy’s Fellow for CEO Action for Racial Equity, the first business-led coalition of its kind with a mission to advance racial equity through public policy.
Previously, she served Macy’s as Senior Vice President, Finance and Risk Management, from February 2011 to June 2016. She has held roles across key corporate finance functions at Macy’s, including treasury, investor relations, risk management, financial services, financial planning and analysis, and internal audit.
Prior to her time at Macy’s, Ms. Williams served in various financial positions at the Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company in Athens, Greece, and The Coca-Cola Company in Atlanta, Georgia, from June 1994 to June 2004; at Bristol-Myers Squibb in New York City from May 1990 to June 1994; and at Arthur Andersen & Company in Washington, D.C., from June 1987 to May 1990.
Ms. Williams has extensive leadership experience and broad-based knowledge of the financial and operational issues affecting complex organizations based on the breadth of her experience in finance, accounting, auditing, and enterprise risk management. She also serves as a Director of Paycom Software, Inc.