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W. Don Cornwell

Independent Director at Natura & Co

Mr Cornwell served as Chairman of the Board and CEO of Granite Broadcasting Corporation from 1988 until his retirement in August 2009 and was Vice Chairman of the Board until December 2009. Previously, Mr. Cornwell served as Chief Operating Officer of the Corporate Finance Department of Goldman, Sachs & Co., from 1980 to 1988, and as Vice-President of the Investment Banking Division, from 1976 to 1988. He is currently a trustee of Big Brothers Big Sisters of New York and is Vice Chairman and a board member at Blue Meridian Partners Inc., a non-profit organization. Mr. Cornwell was an Independent Director, Chair of the Audit Committee, Chair of Regulatory and Compliance Committee and member of Compensation, Corporate Governance and Sustainability and Science and Technology Committees at Pfizer, Inc. Mr. Cornwell retired from the board of Pfizer in 2020 and was nominated by Pfizer to serve on the board of Viatris, a new healthcare company, created by a merger of the Upjohn business of Pfizer and Mylan. Mr. Cornwell is an Independent Director, Chairman of Compensation and Management Resources and Member of Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees at American International Group, Inc. Mr. Cornwell was appointed as Lead Director of Avon Board of Directors in March 2016 and served as a board member at Avon since 2002, was Chair of the Finance Committee, a member of the Audit Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Mr. Cornwell was elected as a member of Natura &Co Holding Board of Directors in 2020.

Timeline

  • Independent Director

    Current role