Danielle Brown joins Performance Food Group's board of directors

Performance Food Group Co. (PFG) appointed Danielle M. Brown to serve as an independent director on its board of directors, effective June 28. Brown will serve as a member of the company’s audit and finance committee and technology and cybersecurity committee.

Brown currently serves as senior vice president and CIO of Whirlpool Corp.’s global information technology function.

Brown has been in information technology leadership for more than 20 years, including serving as CIO at Brunswick Corp. for four years before joining Whirlpool Corp. Previously, Brown spent 16 years at DuPont, where she held a series of IT roles of increasing responsibility, including Asia Pacific applications delivery; global chief information officer for crop protection, oversight of a $3.2-billion DuPont strategic business unit; and IT transformational productivity leader.

“I am excited to welcome Dani to our board of directors,” said George Holm, PFG chairman and CEO. “Her extensive experience and knowledge in IT will be a valuable addition to our Board. We look forward to working with Dani and gaining her insights as we execute PFG’s long-term strategic vision.”

Performance Food Group delivers more than 300,000 food and related products to customers across the United States and Canada. Its companies include convenience retail provider Vistar, which delivers candy, snacks, hot and cold beverages.