2016 Most Influential Black Corporate Directors

A Directory of Corporate Board Excellence

We are proud and honored to present Savoy’s 2016 Most Influential Black Corporate Directors. Within this directory, you will find a prestigious listing of leaders active on the boards of the world’s leading corporations.

Coleman H. Peterson	Retired Executive Vice President, Chief People Officer	Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.	Boards: Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc., Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc., J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc.
Cecil B. Pickett	Retired President, Research & Development	Biogen Idec Inc.	Boards: Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.
Myrtle Potter	Former President & Chief Operating Officer	Genentech, Inc.	Boards: Everyday Health, Inc., Insmed, Inc., Liberty Mutual Group, Inc., Proteus Digital Health, Inc., Rite-Aid Corporation
General Colin L. Powell	U.S. Army (Ret.) Former U.S. Secretary of State/Strategic Advisor	Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers	Boards: Salesforce.com, Inc., Bloom Energy Corporation
Franklyn G. Prendergast	Emeritus Edmond and Marion Guggenheim Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Mayo Medical School	Boards: Eli Lilly and Company
Major General Hawthorne L. Proctor	U.S. Army (Ret.) Managing Partner	Proctor & Boone LLC	Boards: SpartanNash Company
Paula A. Price	Former Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer	Ahold USA	Boards: Accenture, Dollar General Corporation, Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
Tony Prophet	Chief Equality Officer	Salesforce	Boards: Gannett Company, Inc.
A. Barry Rand	Former Chief Executive Officer	AARP	Boards: The Campbell Soup Company
Kathleen H. Ransier	Former Partner	Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP	Boards: Huntington Bancshares, Inc.
Sidney A. Ribeau	Former President	Howard University	Boards: The Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association (TIAA), Worthington Industries, Inc.
Derica W. Rice	Executive Vice President, Global Services & Chief Financial Officer	Eli Lilly and Company	Boards: Target Corporation