YETI Holdings, Inc. announced its Board of Directors has appointed Elizabeth "Beth" Axelrod and Robert "Rob" Katz, as independent directors, effective December 19, 2023. The Board determined that each of Ms. Axelrod and Mr. Katz is an independent director under applicable listing rules under the New York Stock Exchange. The Board appointed Ms. Axelrod and Mr. Katz to the Compensation Committee of the Board (the ?Compensation Committee?) and the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board, in each case effective February 1, 2024, having determined that each satisfies all applicable requirements to serve on the Compensation Committee.

Following their appointment, YETI?s Board will consist of eight members with significant and diverse public company experience across multiple business sectors, including eCommerce, retail, consumer products, leadership development and hospitality. Ms. Axelrod brings over 20 years of strategic human resources leadership and management development expertise to the YETI Board. She most recently served as the Global Head of Employee Experience at Airbnb from 2017 to 2021, where she oversaw all human resources and employee engagement initiatives.

Prior to her time at Airbnb, Ms. Axelrod spent 10-years at eBay as Senior Vice President, Human Resources, where she was instrumental in helping to globally scale eBay and PayPal. Since 2016, Ms. Axelrod has served on the Board of Directors for Heidrick & Struggles, an international executive search, management and leadership consulting firm, and Chairs the Human Resources and Compensation Committee. Mr. Katz has acted as the Executive Chairperson of the Board at Vail Resorts, Inc., since 2021, after serving as Chief Executive Officer there from 2006 to 2021.

During his 15-year tenure at Vail as CEO, he led the company through significant growth and success. He first became involved with Vail Resorts in 1991 and has served on its Board of Directors since 1996. Prior to his time at Vail, Mr. Katz was associated with the private equity investment firm Apollo Management L.P. since its founding in 1990.

In addition to serving on YETI?s Board of Directors and the Board at Vail Resorts, Mr. Katz currently serves on the Wharton Leadership Advisory Board.