Wolverine World Wide, Inc. announced the appointment of Nicholas T. “Tom” Long as lead independent director of the company’s board of directors, effective Nov. 4, 2022. Long, who has been a member of Wolverine Worldwide’s board of directors since 2011 and currently chairs the compensation committee, succeeds Dr. David T. Kollat, who will continue to serve on the board.
Long is a veteran of several consumer-facing brands and has exceptional global experience from a career spanning more than thirty years. From 2011 until his retirement in 2015, Long served as chief executive officer of MillerCoors LLC, a joint venture between two publicly traded beverage companies. Prior to that, Long was chief executive officer and chief marketing officer of Miller Brewing Company. Prior to entering the beer industry, Long spent 17 years with The Coca-Cola Company as president of the Northwest Europe Division, president of the Great Britain and Ireland Division, and held various senior marketing positions.
“Tom’s expertise in global brand-building, strategic marketing, and consumer-obsessed businesses will be critical in helping to set and deliver against the Company’s strategic objectives,” commented Brendan Hoffman, Wolverine Worldwide’s president and CEO.
