Columbus McKinnon Corporation announced the appointment of Rebecca Yeung, Corporate VP, Operations Science & Advanced Technology, FedEx Corporation to its Board of Directors, effective January 9, 2023. The addition of Ms. Yeung as an independent director brings Columbus McKinnon's Board to eleven directors of which ten are independent. Ms. Yeung will serve on the Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee.

Ms. Yeung brings to the Board nearly 30 years of global experience in both strategy and operations technology. The majority of her career has been at FedEx, a global logistics company that provides customers and businesses worldwide with a broad portfolio of transportation, e-commerce and business services. She joined the company in 1998 and served in various marketing, innovation, and technology roles including Principal, Corporate Strategy; Staff Director, Service Experience & Operations Technology; and VP, Advanced Technology & Innovation prior to her current role as Corporate VP, Operations Science & Advanced Technology.

Prior to joining FedEx, she was a Management Consultant at the China-Britain Consulting Group in Shanghai, China. Ms. Yeung is a graduate of Fudan University, Shanghai, China, and has an MBA from the Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland.