Jamba Inc.'s stockholders have elected Fritzi Woods to its board of directors. Also, the board has appointed Woods as an independent member of its Audit Committee, effective immediately.
Woods is currently president and CEO of Women's Foodservice Forum (WFF), a leadership development association to foster gender-diverse leadership talent for all segments of the foodservice industry.
Prior to WFF, Woods was the chairman and CEO of PrimeSource FoodService Equipment Inc., where she led the nation's 10th largest foodservice equipment company that specialized in quick-service restaurant chains, annually managed 1,000 new restaurant openings, and supported more than 19,000 established restaurants in the U.S. and 46 other countries.
Woods also served in multiple senior executive roles at The Dallas Morning News, Motorola, the Office of Administration at the Texas Natural Resources Conservation Commission and the Greater Houston Convention & Visitors Bureau. She started her career as an auditor with Arthur Andersen & Co.
"We are pleased to welcome Fritzi to our Board of Directors. With her extensive experience in finance, food service, and the public markets we believe Fritzi will be a great addition to our Board," said James D. White, chairman, president, and chief executive officer, Jamba, Inc.
At its 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, held on May 19, the company's stockholders also elected the following additional members of the board of directors to continue to serve until the next annual meeting or until their successors are duly elected and qualified: James D. White, Lesley H. Howe, Richard L. Federico, Brian Swette, Michael Depatie, Beth Bronner, Andrew R. Heyer, and Michael Serruya.
