Dawn Zier
Dawn Zier
ABOUT DAWN
Dawn Zier is an independent board director and accomplished public company CEO best known for engineering a remarkable turnaround of the iconic brand, Nutrisystem (Nasdaq: NTRI). During her six years as CEO, she created a multi-brand strategy, focused on digital transformation and innovation, resulting in a doubling of revenues, a 7-fold surge in operating income, and a 6-times increase in stock price. This performance earned Nutrisystem recognition as a Fortune Top 100 Fastest Growing Company. In 2019, it was acquired by a public strategic, yielding strong shareholder returns.
Dawn has served on multiple public and private company boards and enjoys connecting the dots across industries. Her breadth of industry experience spans health & wellness, CPG, fintech, food, media, direct-to-consumer, and hospitality. She is Board Chair for The Hain Celestial Group and has chaired Nom Gov, Compensation, and Special Committees on other public boards. She has navigated CEO transitions, activist situations and M&A opportunities from both the CEO and Director seat. In addition to bringing her insights as a recent public company CEO to the boardroom, she is known for her strategic, marketing and e-commerce acuity.
Dawn is a trusted advisor to Fortune 500 senior executives through her work at The ExCo Group, a firm of experienced CEOs, board directors, and global leaders who bring real-world experience to leadership development and coaching.
Prior to Nutrisystem, Dawn held C-Suite roles as President of International and President of Consumer Marketing at Reader Digest Association, a data marketing and media company where she was responsible for 26 countries across Europe, Asia and Latin America.
Throughout her career, Dawn has led enterprise-wide transformations that capitalized on high impact opportunities to drive turnaround and growth. She has architected product innovation and marketing breakthroughs to create noteworthy industry firsts and enviable shareholder value. She believes in the importance of data, culture and the power of team to inspire high performance.
Dawn’s accomplishments have been chronicled in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Forbes, and Philadelphia Inquirer. She holds an MBA and MS degree in Electrical Engineering & Computer Science from MIT. She received her Corporate Director Certification from Harvard and was honored as a NACD Director 100 in 2022.
Dawn is a frequent speaker at national conferences and major universities on future-focused leadership, corporate governance, and board effectiveness.
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ABOUT DAWN
Dawn Zier is an independent board director and accomplished public company CEO best known for engineering a remarkable turnaround of the iconic brand, Nutrisystem (Nasdaq: NTRI). During her six years as CEO, she created a multi-brand strategy, focused on digital transformation and innovation, resulting in a doubling of revenues, a 7-fold surge in operating income, and a 6-times increase in stock price. This performance earned Nutrisystem recognition as a Fortune Top 100 Fastest Growing Company. In 2019, it was acquired by a public strategic, yielding strong shareholder returns.
Dawn has served on multiple public and private company boards and enjoys connecting the dots across industries. Her breadth of industry experience spans health & wellness, CPG, fintech, food, media, direct-to-consumer, and hospitality. She is Board Chair for The Hain Celestial Group and has chaired Nom Gov, Compensation, and Special Committees on other public boards. She has navigated CEO transitions, activist situations and M&A opportunities from both the CEO and Director seat. In addition to bringing her insights as a recent public company CEO to the boardroom, she is known for her strategic, marketing and e-commerce acuity.
Dawn is a trusted advisor to Fortune 500 senior executives through her work at The ExCo Group, a firm of experienced CEOs, board directors, and global leaders who bring real-world experience to leadership development and coaching.
Prior to Nutrisystem, Dawn held C-Suite roles as President of International and President of Consumer Marketing at Reader Digest Association, a data marketing and media company where she was responsible for 26 countries across Europe, Asia and Latin America.
Throughout her career, Dawn has led enterprise-wide transformations that capitalized on high impact opportunities to drive turnaround and growth. She has architected product innovation and marketing breakthroughs to create noteworthy industry firsts and enviable shareholder value. She believes in the importance of data, culture and the power of team to inspire high performance.
Dawn’s accomplishments have been chronicled in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Forbes, and Philadelphia Inquirer. She holds an MBA and MS degree in Electrical Engineering & Computer Science from MIT. She received her Corporate Director Certification from Harvard and was honored as a NACD Director 100 in 2022.
Dawn is a frequent speaker at national conferences and major universities on future-focused leadership, corporate governance, and board effectiveness.