Quad/Graphics, Inc. announced that it has named Melanie Huet to its board of directors, effective immediately, as an independent member. Huet is President of Brand Management & Innovation and a member of the Executive Committee at Newell Brands, a leading consumer products company. Huet?s strong background in brand development, management and transformation make her an ideal addition to the Quad board as the company expands and strengthens its offerings as an MX company.
Huet has more than 25 years of experience as a consumer products marketing and commercial leader in multinational public and private-equity-backed companies such as ConAgra Foods, Unilever, Kimberly-Clark and KraftHeinz. In February 2023, Huet joined Newell Brands where she has global responsibility for all brand management, innovation, consumer insights and packaging. Prior to Newell Brands, Huet was most recently Executive Vice President and Chief Commerce Officer at Serta Simmons Bedding.
In her time at the company, she delivered three quarters of market share growth, transformed the sales organization, established new organizational processes and capabilities, and built a $1.5 billion innovation pipeline. Huet?s board experience includes Story Legacy, Serta Inc. and Digital Ascendants. She is the second board of directors appointment in 2023 for Quad, with Beth-Ann Eason joining in January.
Quad/Graphics, Inc. is a marketing experience company. The Company's segments include the United States Print and Related Services and International. The United States Print and Related Services segment consists of its United States printing operations and is managed as one integrated platform. This includes print execution and logistics for retail inserts, catalogs, long-run publications, special interest publications, journals, direct mail, directories, in-store marketing and promotion, packaging, newspapers, custom print products, and other commercial and specialty printed products, along with global paper procurement, and marketing and other complementary services, such as data intelligence and analytics, technology solutions, media planning, placement and optimization, creative strategy and content creation. The International segment consists of its printing operations in Europe and Latin America, including operations in England, France, Germany, Poland, Colombia, Mexico and Peru.