Carrie W. Teffner is a strategic, financial, and operational executive with over 30 years of experience assisting consumer product and retail companies to grow their businesses worldwide. Carrie’s career has been marked by leading successful large-scale transformational initiatives thanks to her ability to engage, inspire and lead organizations through significant change.
Carrie has served on the board of directors of BFA Industries since February 2021, of International Data Group (IDG) since December 2021, and of Avaya Holdings since February 2023. Prior to that, Carrie served on the Ascena Retail Group Board of Directors, first as a member of the board from October 2018 to May 2019 and then as interim executive chair from May 2019 to March 2021. She also served on the GameStop Board of Directors from September 2018 to June 2021.
Before her most recent board roles, Carrie was at Crocs for four years, where she served as EVP of Finance and Strategic Projects from August 2018 to April 2019, as EVP and Chief Financial Officer from December 2015 to August 2018, and as a member of the board of directors from June 2015 to December 2015. Prior to Crocs, she was the EVP and Chief Financial Officer of PetSmart, a Fortune 300 company, from June 2013 to June 2015. Prior to that, Carrie was the EVP and Chief Financial Officer of Weber Stephen Products from October 2011 to May 2013 and the Chief Financial Officer of Timberland from September 2009 to September 2011.
Carrie spent the first 21 years of her career with Sara Lee Corporation, a Fortune 100 company. At Sara Lee, Carrie held various domestic and international roles, including division and segment Chief Financial Officer roles and Corporate Treasurer.
Carrie received her BS and MBA degrees from the University of Vermont and serves on the University of Vermont’s Grossman School of Business Board of Advisors.