Vera Bradley Announces Appointment of Ivan Brockman to Its Board of Directors
Vera Bradley (NASDAQ:VRA) appointed Ivan Brockman to its Board of Directors, effective November 17, 2025. Brockman joins the board as a Senior Advisor to PJT Partners and brings three decades of advisory experience, including prior roles at Blackstone, Citigroup, and Goldman Sachs. The release notes Brockman has advised on over $100 billion of strategic transactions and is an active private investor with early-stage stakes in companies such as LifeLock and FIGS. The company described the appointment as part of its ongoing strategic transformation and reiterated investor relations channels for material disclosures.
Vera Bradley (NASDAQ:VRA) ha nominato Ivan Brockman nel suo Consiglio di Amministrazione, con effetto 17 novembre 2025. Brockman entra nel consiglio come Senior Advisor di PJT Partners e porta tre decenni di esperienza nel settore della consulenza, tra ruoli precedenti in Blackstone, Citigroup e Goldman Sachs. Il comunicato riferisce che Brockman ha consigliato transazioni strategiche per oltre 100 miliardi di dollari ed è un investitore privato attivo con partecipazioni in aziende quali LifeLock e FIGS in fase iniziale. L'azienda ha descritto la nomina come parte della trasformazione strategica in corso e ha ribadito i canali delle relazioni con gli investitori per divulgazioni rilevanti.
Vera Bradley (NASDAQ:VRA) designó a Ivan Brockman a su Junta Directiva, con efecto el 17 de noviembre de 2025. Brockman se incorpora a la junta como Senior Advisor en PJT Partners y aporta tres décadas de experiencia en asesoría, incluyendo puestos previos en Blackstone, Citigroup y Goldman Sachs. El comunicado señala que Brockman ha asesorado en más de 100 mil millones de dólares en transacciones estratégicas y es un inversor privado activo con participaciones en empresas en etapa temprana como LifeLock y FIGS. La empresa describió la nominación como parte de su transformación estratégica en curso y reiteró los canales de relaciones con inversionistas para divulgaciones relevantes.
Vera Bradley (NASDAQ:VRA) 이사회에 Ivan Brockman을 임명했으며, 유효 시점은 2025년 11월 17일입니다. Brockman은 PJT Partners의 시니어 어드바이저로 이사회에 합류하며 30년의 자문 경험을 제공합니다. 과거 Blackstone, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs에서의 역할을 포함합니다. 발표 자료에 따르면 Brockman은 1,000억 달러 이상의 전략적 거래에 자문해 왔고 LifeLock, FIGS와 같은 초기 단계의 지분을 보유한 활발한 개인 투자자라고 합니다. 회사는 이 임명을 지속적인 전략적 변혁의 일환으로 설명했고 주요 공시를 위한 투자자 관계 채널을 재차 강조했습니다.
Vera Bradley (NASDAQ:VRA) a nommé Ivan Brockman au conseil d'administration, à effet le 17 novembre 2025. Brockman rejoint le conseil en tant que Senior Advisor chez PJT Partners et apporte plus de trente ans d'expérience en conseil, y compris des postes chez Blackstone, Citigroup et Goldman Sachs. Le communiqué indique que Brockman a conseillé des opérations stratégiques pour plus de 100 milliards de dollars et est un investisseur privé actif avec des participations en phase précoce dans des entreprises telles que LifeLock et FIGS. L'entreprise décrit cette nomination comme faisant partie de sa transformation stratégique en cours et a réitéré les canaux des relations investisseurs pour les divulgations importantes.
Vera Bradley (NASDAQ:VRA) hat Ivan Brockman in den Aufsichtsrat berufen, wirksam ab dem 17. November 2025. Brockman tritt dem Vorstand als Senior Advisor bei PJT Partners bei und bringt drei Jahrzehnte Beratungserfahrung mit, darunter frühere Positionen bei Blackstone, Citigroup und Goldman Sachs. Die Mitteilung vermerkt, dass Brockman bei Transaktionen im Wert von über 100 Milliarden Dollar beraten hat und er ein aktiver privater Investor mit Frühphasenanteilen an Unternehmen wie LifeLock und FIGS sei. Das Unternehmen beschrieb die Ernennung als Teil seiner laufenden strategischen Transformation und bekräftigte die Investor-Relations-Kanäle für wesentliche Offenlegungen.
Vera Bradley (NASDAQ:VRA) عينت إيفان بروكمان في مجلس إدارتها، اعتباراً من 17 نوفمبر 2025. ينضم بروكمان إلى المجلس كمستشار أول لدى PJT Partners ويجلب ثلاثة عقود من الخبرة الاستشارية، بما في ذلك أدوار سابقة في بلاكستون، سيتيجروب، وغولدمان ساكس. يذكر البيان أن بروكمان قد قدم استشارات في أكثر من 100 مليار دولار من الصفقات الاستراتيجية وهو مستثمر خاص نشط مع حصص في مراحل مبكرة في شركات مثل LifeLock و FIGS. وصفت الشركة التعيين بأنه جزء من تحولها الاستراتيجي الجاري وأعادت تأكيد قنوات علاقات المستثمرين للإفصاحات الجوهرية.
- Appointment effective November 17, 2025
- Three decades of advisory experience
- Advised on over $100 billion of strategic transactions
- None.
FORT WAYNE, Ind., Nov. 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vera Bradley, Inc. (“Vera Bradley” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ:VRA) today announced the appointment of Ivan Brockman to its Board of Directors effective November 17, 2025.
“We are pleased to welcome Ivan to the Vera Bradley Board of Directors,” said Ian Bickley, Executive Chairman of the Company. “Ivan brings three decades of experience advising senior management teams, Board of Directors, and investors on strategic decision-making across all stages and cycles of growth and value creation for companies.”
Mr. Brockman currently serves as a Senior Advisor to PJT Partners, a leading independent investment bank, and previously was a Partner and in the firm’s technology strategic advisory group in San Francisco. Mr. Brockman has been at the firm since its inception when it was created in a spin-off transaction from Blackstone in 2015. Prior to the spin-off, Mr. Brockman was a part of Blackstone’s strategic advisory group and served on the firm’s Innovations Investment Committee. Mr. Brockman has a wealth of experience as an investment banker having also served as the co-head of West Coast Technology Investment Banking for Citigroup and prior to that was a Vice President with Goldman Sachs’ TMT investment banking group in Silicon Valley and San Francisco. Mr. Brockman began his career practicing corporate securities law for several years with Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. Over the course of his career, Mr. Brockman has advised on well over
Mr. Brockman is also an active private investor as a limited partner in leading private equity, growth, real estate, and venture funds, as well as a direct investor in technology and consumer start-up companies. Some of his more prominent early-stage investments have included identity protection leader LifeLock; innovative DTC medical scrubs provider FIGS; and influencer marketing company Influential.
“Vera Bradley is an iconic and beloved brand, and I am delighted to be joining the Vera Bradley Board during this critical period in the Company’s strategic transformation,” said Mr. Brockman regarding his appointment.
About Vera Bradley, Inc.
Vera Bradley, based in Fort Wayne, Indiana, is a leading designer of women’s handbags, luggage and other travel items, fashion and home accessories, and unique gifts. Founded in 1982 by friends Barbara Bradley Baekgaard and Patricia R. Miller, the brand is known for its innovative designs, iconic patterns, and brilliant colors that inspire and connect women unlike any other brand in the global marketplace.
The Company has two reportable segments: Vera Bradley Direct (“VB Direct”) and Vera Bradley Indirect (“VB Indirect”). The VB Direct business consists of sales of Vera Bradley products through Vera Bradley Full-Line and Outlet stores in the United States; Vera Bradley’s websites, www.verabradley.com, outlet.verabradley.com, and international.verabradley.com; and the Vera Bradley annual outlet sale in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The VB Indirect business consists of sales of Vera Bradley products to approximately 1,100 specialty retail locations throughout the United States, as well as select department stores, national accounts, third party e-commerce sites, and third-party inventory liquidators, and royalties recognized through licensing agreements related to the Vera Bradley brand.
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Vera Bradley Safe Harbor Statement
Certain statements in this release are "forward-looking statements" made pursuant to the safe-harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements reflect the Company's current expectations or beliefs concerning future events and are subject to various risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those that we expected, including: possible adverse changes in general economic conditions and their impact on consumer confidence and spending; possible inability to predict and respond in a timely manner to changes in consumer demand; possible loss of key management or design associates or inability to attract and retain the talent required for our business; possible inability to maintain and enhance our brands; possible inability to successfully implement the Company’s long-term strategic plan; possible inability to successfully open new stores, close targeted stores, and/or operate current stores as planned; incremental tariffs or adverse changes in the cost of raw materials and labor used to manufacture our products; possible adverse effects resulting from a significant disruption in our distribution facilities; or business disruption caused by pandemics or other macro factors. More information on potential factors that could affect the Company’s financial results is included from time to time in the “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” sections of the Company’s public reports filed with the SEC, including the Company’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 1, 2025. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement.
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