Patricia M. Nazemetz

Patricia M. Nazemetz, also known as Pat, is the Founder and Principal of NAZ DEC LLC since 2011. Ms. Nazemetz served as the Chief Human Resources Officer and Chief Ethics Officer of Xerox Corp., since 2007 and also its Corporate Vice President since January 1999. She was responsible for all aspects of human resources including resource planning, sourcing, talent management, leadership development, pay and rewards, diversity, work environment and industrial relations at Xerox Corporation. She served as Vice President of Human Resources at Xerox Corp. from 1999 to 2011. In this role, she advised and counseled the Chief Executive Officer and senior management on matters including: Organizational Dynamics, Compensation & Benefits, Learning and Development, Diversity and Legal & Compliance initiatives. She joined Xerox Corporation in 1979 as a Benefits Operations Manager and held a variety of assignments in Human resources. She served as a Benefits Analyst at W.R. Grace & Company. She has been a Director of YRC Worldwide Inc. (Alternate Name Yellow Corp) since March 23, 2015. She serves as a Director of the National Business Group on Health and Catholic Health Services of Long Island. She has been a Director of Astoria Financial Corporation and Astoria Bank since January 23, 2013. She serves as a Director of TransforMED, Leawood, KS. She served as an Independent Director of WMS Industries Inc. from December 2007 to October 18, 2013. She served as a Director at Iberdrola USA, Inc. from 2007 to September 2008. She served as a Director of Energy East Corp. from 2007 to September 2008. She served as Board Member, Board of Trustees, Fordham University (1997 to 2017). She has also served on the Physician Payment Review Commission by Congressional appointment and was inducted into the YWCA Academy of Women Achievers. She is current Director of Sterling Bancorp (bank holding company for Sterling National Bank) and Energy East Corporation (electricity and natural gas distributor) (2007 – 2008). Ms. Nazemetz’s notable career in all areas of human resources management, including succession planning, executive compensation, employee benefits and other areas, bring valuable skills and insight to the Board. Further, Ms. Nazemetz has extensive experience with public company boards as well as serving on numerous non-profit boards throughout her career. She is a Board Member, Muscular Dystrophy Association (2014 to present). Ms. Nazemetz holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Mathematics from Fordham in 1971 and a Master of Arts degree in Philosophy from Fordham in 1980.