Corporate Governance - Biography

Teresa “Tesa” Aragones has served on our board since October 2021.  She has more than two decades of brand marketing, digital branding and digital innovation experience.  Throughout her career, she has worked for some of the most iconic brands and industry leaders, including Nike, Volkswagen, Apple, XBOX, Bacardi, Universal Studios, and more.  She is currently the President, North America for AKQA, a leading global design and innovation agency.  She previously served as Chief Marketing Officer at Discord, Inc. and Visual Supply Company.  Prior to that, she served in various Director-level marketing roles at Nike, Inc. (NYSE: NKE), most recently as the Senior Brand Director Global, Women’s Training.  Prior to Nike, she was Managing Partner in Digital Branding and Innovation at David & Goliath.  Prior to that, she served in various roles at Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., with her latest role being Director of Media and Interactive Marketing.  She is on the Board of Advisors for ChangeUp, Encantos and Unbias.  She is also an Advisor, Adjunct Speaker at Stanford Community College, part of the Stanford Design School designed for and by brown and black community members.  Tesa is a contributing writer for AdWeek and has been awarded Ad Age’s Top 40 Marketers Under 40, Forbes CMO, AdWeek CMO, and Business Insider CMO.  Our board concluded Ms. Aragones should serve as a director based on her extensive marketing and branding experience with globally recognized brands, which allows her to contribute relevant operational, financial and strategic planning insights to our board.