Bob Evans Farms, Inc., New Albany, Ohio
The board of directors appointed Kevin Sheehan, president and CEO of Norwegian Cruise Line; Kathy Lane, former chief information officer of TJX Cos., Inc.; and Larry McWilliams, co-chief executive officer of Compass Marketing, as new independent directors. Sheehan and McWilliams will join the board's Audit Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, while Lane will serve on the board's Finance Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Sheehan brings extensive high-level executive and financial experience across a range of industries. Lane joins the board with more than 30 years of IT experience, including chief information officer roles in the consumer products, financial services and retail industries, and most recently with TJX Cos., parent company of T.J. Maxx, Marshalls and HomeGoods. McWilliams brings more than 20 years of consumer marketing experience and a proven record of leadership in the protein and consumer packaged goods segments of the food industry, including service as president and CEO of Keystone Foods and president of Campbell Soup USA and Campbell International. Also, E. Gordon Gee is stepping down from the board, effective immediately, following his acceptance to becoming president of the West Virginia University. Additionally, Larry Corbin and G. Robert Lucas will be retiring from the board at the end of their terms and will not be standing for re-election.