The Vita Coco Company Appoints Aishetu Fatima Dozie to Board of Directors
09 Juin 2022 - 5:55PM
The Vita Coco Company, Inc. (NASDAQ: COCO) (“Vita Coco” or the
“Company”), a leading high-growth platform of better-for-you
beverage brands, today announced the appointment of Aishetu Fatima
Dozie to the Company’s board of directors following her election at
the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders held on June 1, 2022.
Ms. Dozie brings more than 20 years of significant investment and
executive entrepreneurial experience to the Company’s board. The
other directors standing for re-election, Martin Roper and John
Zupo, were also elected at the annual meeting of stockholders and
will continue serving as board members.
“I am excited that Aisha has joined our board. We will benefit
not only from her nearly two-decade career in finance, but also
from her experience building a successful business around the idea
that a company can have a purpose and a passion,” said Company
Co-Founder and Executive Chairman Mike Kirban.
Upon her appointment, Ms. Dozie said, “Mike and the team at The
Vita Coco Company are building a beverage company for the future,
where return on investment is measured hand in hand with return on
impact. I am excited to join the Company’s board and look forward
to using my expertise to help shape the Company’s journey.”
Ms. Dozie is the Chief Executive Officer of Bossy Cosmetics,
Inc., a company she founded in 2018 after deciding to leave an
18-year career in finance to build something that offered her a
purpose and aligned with her passion. Bossy Cosmetics offers its
customers clean beauty products as well as access to content for
driven, ambitious women.
In addition to building a successful company, Ms. Dozie served
as a Fellow at the Distinguished Careers Institute at Stanford
University. She has held a variety of investment banking leadership
roles at Rand Merchant Bank, Lehman Brothers, Morgan Stanley, and
Standard Chartered Bank.
Ms. Dozie also worked at the World Bank in Washington, D.C.,
where she focused on financing businesses in the manufacturing,
infrastructure, and service sectors in Central and South America,
Eastern Europe, and East Africa.
Aishetu Fatima Dozie holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from
Cornell University and a master’s degree in business from Harvard
Business School. She also participated in the Leaders in
Development Program at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, at
Harvard University.
ABOUT THE VITA COCO COMPANY The Vita Coco
Company, Inc. was co-founded in 2004 by Michael Kirban and Ira
Liran. Pioneers in the functional beverage category, The Vita Coco
Company’s brands include the leading coconut water, Vita Coco;
clean energy drink, Runa; sustainable enhanced water, Ever &
Ever; and protein-infused water, PWR LIFT. With its ability to
harness the power of people and plants, and balance purpose and
profit, The Vita Coco Company has created a modern beverage
platform built for current and future generations.
CONTACTSInvestor:John
Mills646-277-1254investors@thevitacococompany.com
Media:Tim
Biba203-428-3222tbiba@soleburytrout.com
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This press release contains forward-looking statements, within
the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995, including statements with respect to future plans for the
Company’s management, operations and strategic goals. We caution
that these statements are not guarantees of future performance.
Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or
implied in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking
statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties or other
factors beyond the control of the company. These factors include,
but are not limited to factors discussed under the caption “Risk
Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2021 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission (“SEC”) on March 14, 2022, our Quarterly Reports of Form
10-Q and our other filings with the SEC as such factors may be
updated from time to time and which are accessible on the SEC’s
website at www.sec.gov and the Investor Relations page of our
website at investors.thevitacococompany.com. Any forward-looking
statements contained in this press release speak only as of the
date hereof and we disclaim any obligation or undertaking to update
or revise any forward-looking statements contained in this press
release, whether as a result of new information, future events or
otherwise, other than to the extent required by applicable law.
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