Williams-Sonoma Elects Scott Dahnke to Board of Directors

April 9, 2019  by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry   

“We are delighted to have Scott join our board,” said Adrian Bellamy, chairman of the board of directors. “We believe that his extensive experience building brand equity in leading consumer brands will be of great value to our board.”

Dahnke has served as the Global co-CEO of L Catterton since 2016 and as the managing partner from 2003 to 2015. During his time at L Catterton, Dahnke has helped grow the firm into the world’s largest consumer-focused private equity firm, with over $15 billion of equity capital across seven fund strategies in 17 offices globally.

Prior to L Catterton, he served as managing director of Deutsche Bank Capital Partners and as managing director of AEA Investors. Previously, he served as CEO of infoGROUP (formerly known as InfoUSA; NASDAQ-listed) and as principal (partner) of McKinsey & Company.

“We are very excited to announce the addition of Scott to our board,” said Laura Alber, president and CEO of Willams-Sonoma. “Scott brings substantial expertise in the global retail and consumer industry, and we look forward to his insights and perspective.”