Board Members
DREW GREEN
DREW GREEN
Chief Executive Officer, President,
Drew Green is an award winning Chief Executive Officer, entrepreneur and expert in managing fast-paced, high-growth companies. A visionary leader, Green has created one of the world's fastest growing apparel brands. Since 2015, he has established significant strategic capital, hired a world class management team and created global alliances (Dayang Group, DHL, Nordstrom and Postmedia) that has led to over +500% growth between 2015 and 2022, significantly increasing profitability KPI's. Over the past seven years, INDOCHINO created, launched and has expanded to 87 showrooms, employing over 600 people globally, with another 2200 people working daily in INDCOHINO’s factories in China, to produce the one of a kind garments each INDOCHINO customer creates.
Previously recognized as top 40 under 40, as well as CEO of the year, Green has been recognized for his accomplishments throughout his career. Green has been awarded the Innovation in Retail award by the University of Alberta, Breakout Retailer of the Year by Chain Store Age, and selected as The Entrepreneur of the Year, by Ernst and Young. In 2019 Canadian Business announced that between 2015-2019, INDOCHINO was #1 fastest growing Canadian retailer, with sales globally, and 3rd fastest growing retailer in Canada, amongst retailers with revenues over $100M. A sought after expert, Green has presented to hundreds of thousands, and been quoted in more than 3,000 news articles, globally including in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Globe and Mail, National Post, Washington Post, Toronto Star, Fortune, Forbes, Bloomberg, Huffington Post, TechCrunch, Bloomberg, BNN, CNN and CBC.
Prior to INDOCHINO, Green founded and was Chief Executive Officer of Canada’s first multi-merchant marketplace, which is now owned by EMERGE COMMERCE, (TSXV: ECOM). Throughout his career, Drew has played key leadership roles at companies that have created billions in shareholder value through leadership roles at DoubleClick (acquired by Google), SHOP.COM (acquired by Market America) and Flontwork (acquired by DoubleClick).
JULIE AVERILL
JULIE AVERILL
EVP and Chief Technology Officer, lululemon
Julie Averill is lululemon’s Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer. Ms. Averill joined lululemon in May 2017 and brings more than 25 years of experience leveraging innovative technology to transform retail businesses and enhance guest experiences.
Ms. Averill comes to lululemon from REI, where she most recently served as the brand's first-ever Chief Information Officer. While at REI, Ms. Averill led the company’s technology strategy, overall IT operations, and technology transformation that enabled its member and employee base to more deeply connect with its purpose for people to enjoy the outdoors.
Prior to REI, Ms. Averill spent over a decade at Nordstrom where she held several key positions on the company’s IT leadership team and was responsible for driving online, store, and omni-channel innovation within Nordstrom’s technology platforms. Ms. Averill received her MBA from the University of Washington, and Bachelor’s in computer science from Seattle Pacific University. She serves on several non-profit STEM and education advisory positions, working to provide access to technology careers for all. She is also a mother of three and enjoys spending time with her family in the Puget Sound, and traveling across the world.
SCOTT JACOBSON
SCOTT JACOBSON
Partner, Madrona Venture Group
Scott joined Madrona Venture Group in 2007 and serves on the boards of INDOCHINO, Teachstreet and Yieldex. He also served on the board of Jambool prior to its acquisition by Google in 2010. Scott is particularly interested in consumer web, e-commerce, digital media, and mobile technologies that present opportunities for disruption of large, established markets. Prior to joining Madrona, Scott worked at Amazon.com, where he held senior product and business management positions in the Amazon Kindle and Marketplace groups. Scott graduated cum laude from Northwestern University, where he received his bachelor's degree in Applied Mathematics and Economics. He received an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business, where he was an Arjay Miller Scholar.
PETER CORNETTA
PETER CORNETTA
Partner, Highland Consumer Partners
Peter is a Managing General Partner of Highland Consumer Partners. He has more than 18 years of experience in mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital. He is involved in all aspects of the investment process from investment origination, transaction negotiation, and execution of post-closing development. Prior to Highland Consumer Partners, Peter was a Managing Director at H.I.G. Capital LLC, a leading middle market private equity firm. Peter graduated from Babson College with BS in Finance, Investment and Economics and holds an M.B.A from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School.
DONGMEI HU
DONGMEI HU
CEO, Dayang Group
Dongmei Hu became CEO of Dayang Group, which is based in Dalian City, China, in 2016. Prior to that, she was the company’s Chief Financial Officer. Mrs. Hu received her Master Degree in Accounting in 2000, and afterwards became fully dedicated in the apparel industry, globally. Throughout her career, Mrs. Hu has been a recognized leader within the industry, with many honorary titles such Model Worker of China Textile Industry; China Top Ten Young Excellent Entrepreneurs; Outstanding Entrepreneurs of Liao Ning Province. Mrs. Hu has also served as secretary of the board of directors of listed companies in China for over 10 years. Through these roles, Mrs. Hu has been involved in corporate governance, financial management, human resource management, international trade, brand operation and many other positions of authority.
Mrs. Hu is a recognized leader within the apparel industry and has an outstanding track record of success in corporate strategy, brand operation, financial management and other corporate development functions. Recently, Mrs. Hu has lead the globalization strategy of Dayang’s Made to Measure business, which has become industry leading, and is currently one of the largest Made to Measure manufacturer’s in the world. Trands, a luxury Chinese men's wear brandowned by Dayang Group, was recognized by the Chinese Clothing Association as "representing the highest quality of Chinese men's wear", and is proudly worn by celebrities and international business executives, globally.
MICHAEL CAM-PHUNG
MICHAEL CAM-PHUNG
Principal, Highland Consumer Partners
Michael is a Principal at Highland Consumer Partners where he focuses on consumer goods, services and specialty retailers. He is actively involved in the Highland Consumer Partners' interests in True Science, City Sports, Pharmaca, Life Gear and Guitar Center. Previously, Michael was a Senior Analyst in the Consumer & Retail Corporate Finance Group at William Blair & Company. Micahel graduated from University of Chicago with an A.B. Economics and Public Policy.
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AMIT AVNET
AMIT AVNET
Vice President, Consumer Service Business Division, Mitsui & Co. (USA) Inc.
Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, Mitsui & Co. Ltd. is one of the most diversified and comprehensive trading, investment and service enterprises in the world, employing over 45 thousand employees, with 140 offices in 65 countries. Amit has been with Mitsui since 2013, and is primarily responsible for sourcing, executing and integrating new investments and acquisitions in the areas of Tech Enabled Services, Education, Consumer (Retail) and Healthcare across North and South America.
Prior to Mitsui, Amit spent over 15 years in the Investment Banking and Private Equity industries, advising and investing in dozens of middle market companies in a variety of industries. He has extensive experience across the asset class spectrum in both growth as well as turn-around\restructuring environments. Amit received an MBA from Tel-Aviv University, and a BA in Economics and Management, from the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology. He served as a Lieutenant, in the Israeli Defense Forces..