Li-Cycle Holdings Corp.
Li-Cycle Holdings Corp., a lithium-ion battery recycler with headquarters in Toronto, has added Diane Pearse as an independent director on its board of directors, immediately following the company’s 2023 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders on April 27.
Pearse retired as CEO and president of Hickory Farms LLC, a multichannel food products retailer, in January 2022. She also has held several other executive roles in her career, including as chief operating officer and executive vice president of finance for Garrett Brands, a privately held consumer products company; senior vice president of finance and operations at Redbox Entertainment, a video entertainment and distribution company; and chief financial officer of Crate and Barrel, a home furnishings retailer. She also has held financial roles at Amoco Corp. and BP.
In addition, she currently serves on the board of MSA Safety Inc., a manufacturer and supplier of safety products, and as a director of Basic American Foods Inc., a privately held food manufacturing company. She also serves on the Dean’s Advisory Council for DePaul University’s Driehaus College of Business and on the board of directors of Uniting Voices Chicago, a nonprofit that supports music education.
Li-Cycle says Pearse is expected to be appointed to serve on the company’s Audit Committee and Health, Safety, Environment & Sustainability Committee.
According to Li-Cycle, the board will be comprised of nine directors, of whom two-thirds will be independent and one-third will be women.
“We are excited to welcome Diane to the board,” says Tim Johnston, Li-Cycle’s co-founder and executive chair. “She brings exceptional leadership, financial and operating skills, and we believe that her experience and insights will be a tremendous addition to the Li-Cycle board as we continue to scale our spoke & hub network to serve our customers around the world.”