FIGS, Inc. Announces the Appointment of Mario Marte to Its Board of Directors, Effective November 3, 2023
November 03, 2023 at 01:35 am IST
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FIGS, Inc. announced the appointment of Mario Marte, former Chief Financial Officer of Chewy, Inc., to its Board of Directors, effective November 3, 2023. Mr. Marte joins the Board as an independent director and has also been appointed to the Board?s Audit Committee. Mr. Marte most recently served as Chief Financial Officer of Chewy, Inc., from September 2018 to July 2023, after serving as the company?s Vice President?Finance & Treasurer from April 2015 until September 2018.
During his eight-year tenure at Chewy, Mr. Marte built the Finance organization, helped the company grow from $200 million to over $11 billion in annual sales, and led the company?s IPO in June 2019. Previously, Mr. Marte served as the Vice President of Financial Planning & Analysis for Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc., and in various other roles at Hilton, American Airlines Group Inc. and Accenture LLC. Since January 2021, Mr. Marte has served on the board of directors of Best Buy Co., Inc., and as chair of the audit committee since June 2023.
FIGS, Inc. operates as a direct-to-consumer healthcare apparel and lifestyle brand. The Company sells products designed to serve the particular needs of healthcare professionals primarily through its direct-to-consumer (DTC) digital platform, consisting of its Website, mobile app and B2B business (TEAMS). Its offerings include scrubwear and non-scrubwear, such as outerwear, underscrubs, footwear, compression socks, lab coats, loungewear, and other apparel. Its non-scrubwear products are designed as an integrated system that complements its scrubwear and are comprised of base layer and outer layer products. Its underscrubs include sports bras, performance leggings, performance tops and super-soft pima cotton tops. Its under underscrubs include several styles of underwear. Its outer layer products include footwear, lab coats, and a variety of vests, jackets, and fleeces. It also offers necessities, such as scrub caps, lanyards, badge reels, tote bags, baseball caps and beanies.