Pier 1 Imports, Inc. announced the appointment of Katherine M. A. Kline to the Company’s Board of Directors, effective immediately. Ms. Kline will also serve as a member of the Board’s Compensation Committee. Ms. Kline most recently served as chief marketing and communications officer for Oath Inc., a subsidiary of Verizon Communications, Inc. consisting of more than 20 distinctive digital brands that reach approximately one billion consumers globally, including AOL, HuffPost, TechCrunch, Tumblr and Yahoo. During her tenure at Oath, Ms. Kline also served as the head of its prominent MAKERS division, a feminist media brand focused on female leadership. Prior to Oath, Ms. Kline was chief marketing and communications officer for AOL from 2013 to 2017.