Crandall Close Bowles

Crandall Close Bowles is currently the Chairman at Springs Co. since 1978 and the Director at The Wilderness Society since 2010.
Additionally, she holds positions as a Director at The Springs Close Foundation, Inc., a Member of The Economic Club of New York, a Member of The Business Roundtable, a Member of The Business Council, and a Member of The Committee of 200.
In the past, Ms. Bowles served as the Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Springs Industries, Inc. from 1973 to 2009.
She was also the Co-Chairman & Co-Chief Executive Officer at Springs Global Participaçoes SA and Springs Global US, Inc. in 2006 and 2007.
Furthermore, she held the position of Chairman at Springs Window Fashions LLC.
Ms. Bowles has also served as an Independent Director at Deere & Co. from 1999 to 2017 and as a Director at Deere & Co. from 1990 to 1994.
She was an Independent Director at The Hillshire Brands Co. from 2008 to 2012 and at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from 2006 to 2018.
She has also been a Director at Wachovia Corp., Duke Energy Corp., African Wildlife Foundation, Inc., The Carolina Thread Trail, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, The Brookings Institution, and a Principal at The Conservation Fund from 2011 to 2013.
Additionally, she served as a Member of the Governing Board at Robert Packard Center.
Ms. Bowles obtained an MBA from The Trustees of Columbia University in The City of New York in 1973 and an undergraduate degree from Wellesley College in 1969.