Stewart Information Services Corp. announced Helen Vaid has been appointed to its board of directors, effective Aug. 1.
“We are extremely pleased to welcome Ms. Vaid to our Board of Directors,” CEO Fred Eppinger said in a release. “Ms. Vaid is a seasoned strategic and operational leader. She brings decades of experience with consumer and retail businesses and has a track record of driving growth and digital transformation. We're confident she will be a valuable addition to our board.”
Vaid was the CEO of Foundry Brands, a brand platform that grows omni-digital brands, from July 2021 to February 2023. She currently serves on the boards of directors of Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (since February 2023) and Foundry (since August 2021), and was previously a director of Groupon, Inc. (from April 2020 to June 2023).
Previously, Vaid was the global chief customer officer at Pizza Hut, a subsidiary of Yum! Brands, Inc., from September 2016 to July 2021. She has held roles at Walmart.com, a division of Walmart Inc., including vice president of digital store operations and experience, web and mobile (September 2015 to August 2016) and vice president of customer experience, web and mobile (June 2013 to September 2015). Vaid also held several technology-focused roles at Hewlett Packard Enterprise.
She earned her bachelor of arts from Indraprastha College, University of Delhi and a master of business administration from Manchester Business School.