Alice Peterson

Ms. Peterson has served as a Director and Chair of the Audit Committee since 2018. She is currently Principal of The Loretto Group, a consultancy focused on sustainable profitable business growth. From 2019 to 2020, she served as Executive Vice President of Operations for Fluresh LLC, a grower and seller of cannabis products. She founded and served as President of The Loretto Group from 2016 through 2018. She served as Chief Operating Officer for PPL Group and Big Shoulders Capital from 2012 to 2015, both private equity firms with common ownership. She founded Syrus Global in 2002 and served as its Chief Executive Officer until its sale to SAI Global in 2009, where she continued as Chief Ethics Officer until 2012. Throughout her career, she performed in various roles with increasing responsibility at RIM, Sears Roebuck, Kraft Foods, PepsiCo, and Harris Corporation. Ms. Peterson is a trustee for the Ravinia Festival and is an active member of various associations, including the International Women’s Forum, The Economic Club of Chicago, and The Chicago Network. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Louisville and her M.B.A. from Vanderbilt University’s Owen Graduate School of Management.