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Big Lots Announces Maureen Short Short to Company Board
March 5,
2024 by HFBusiness Staff in Business Strategy, Industry 
Big Lots, Inc. (NYSE: BIG), America's Discount Home Store, today announced that Maureen B. Short has been appointed to its Board of Directors, effective March 1.
Ms. Short served as the Chief Financial Officer of Upbound Group, Inc. (formerly known as Rent-A-Center), a publicly traded, multi-site, and omni-channel retailer from 2016 to 2022.
Commenting on today's announcement, Cynthia T. Jamison, board chair, stated, "Maureen brings more than 25 years of operational leadership and financial experience. Her proven track record of leading discount retail organizations through times of transformation will undoubtably be an asset. We expect she will be an active and engaged board member, bringing valuable perspectives to us."
Prior to serving as Upbound's Chief Financial Officer, Ms. Short spent eight years with the company in roles with increasing responsibility including senior vice president of finance, investor relations and treasury; senior vice president of finance, analytics and reporting; vice president of analytics and reporting; and director of financial planning and analysis. In addition, Ms. Short held strategic planning and finance positions at Blockbuster and Sprint.
Ms. Short received an MBA in Finance & Marketing from The University of Florida – Warrington College of Business and a BS in Business Administration from The University of Kansas.
She, with the Board's other director nominees, will stand for re-election at the 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, when the Company expects the Board's size to return to no more than ten directors.