National Vision Holdings, Inc. announced the appointment of Susan O?Farrell to its Board of Directors and as a member of its Audit Committee. Ms. O?Farrell is an accomplished financial expert with over 35 years of executive and senior leadership experience, most recently serving as Chief Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer and Treasurer at BlueLinx Holdings, Inc., a wholesale distributor of building and industrial products from 2014 to 2020. Prior to this, she held multiple roles at The Home Depot?including CFO for At Home Services and Chief Procurement Officer.

Cumulatively, she holds financial and operational experience encompassing IT, procurement, supply chain and logistics in growth and transformational environments. Ms. O?Farrell currently serves on the Board of Directors and as the Audit Committee Chair of Leslie?s, Inc., a specialty retailer of pool supplies that completed its initial public offering in 2020. She also serves on the Board of Directors and as a member of the Audit Committee for Savers Value Village, Inc. Her advisory strengths are well-applied in her local community as well.

Ms. O?Farrell serves on the Board of Directors for the International Women?s Forum ? Georgia Chapter and is a member of the CFO Roundtable Advisory Board for the University of Georgia?s Terry College of Business. Previously, she was the Board Chair for CHRIS 180, a not-for-profit behavioral health organization, as well as the Board Chair for The Atlanta's Children's Shelter.

Ms. O?Farrell holds a B.S. in business administration from Auburn University. She completed the Executive Leadership Program at Emory University?s Goizueta Business School and she holds the CERT Certificate in Cybersecurity Oversight from Carnegie Mellon.