BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Pamela Arway, 60, was elected Thursday to the board of directors of Iron
Mountain® Incorporated (NYSE: IRM).
Ms. Arway is the former president of Japan, Asia Pacific at American
Express (NYSE:AXP), a global payments, network and travel company, where
she worked for 21 years before retiring in October of 2008.
“We are honored to add an executive of Pam Arway’s caliber and expertise
to our board.” said Iron Mountain Chairman Alfred J. Verrecchia. “Pam
brings a broad perspective given her international experience in
finance, emerging markets, consumer products and marketing.”
Iron Mountain President and CEO William L. Meaney added, “Pam is a
seasoned executive; her leadership experience in launching, building and
enhancing the profitability of global businesses will be beneficial as
we expand our international footprint. We look forward to having an
independent director of her stature and experience on our board.”
While at American Express, Arway held a number of senior general
management roles, including chief executive officer of Australia,
executive vice president and general manager of corporate travel North
America and senior vice president of global supplier relations. She was
the company’s president of Japan, Asia Pacific until her retirement.
During the last six months of her tenure, she served as a senior advisor
to the chairman and CEO of American Express. Ms. Arway joined American
Express in 1987 as director of corporate services marketing. Prior to
joining American Express, Arway was responsible for various marketing
functions at The Bank of Montreal, and she began her career as a brand
assistant with Procter & Gamble.
Currently, Arway serves on the boards of The Hershey Company and DaVita
Healthcare Partners Inc. In addition, she served on a variety of
professional and nonprofit boards, including the Singapore International
Chamber of Commerce, the Canadian Marketing Association and the US
Institute of Business Travel Management. Arway holds a bachelor's degree
in languages from Memorial University of Newfoundland and a Masters of
Business Administration degree from Queen's University, Canada.
“In addition to welcoming Pam, I would like to express my sincere
appreciation to Arthur Little and Laurie Tucker, who did not stand for
re-election this year, for their dedicated service to the Iron Mountain
Board,” Verrecchia said. Little has been an Iron Mountain director since
1995 and was most recently chair of the Nominating and Governance
Committee. Tucker joined the Board in 2007 and served on the
Compensation Committee. “Arthur and Laurie are long-standing members of
the Iron Mountain Board. We have been fortunate to benefit from their
wisdom, experience and counsel, and we wish them all the best in their
future endeavors.”
About Iron Mountain
Iron Mountain Incorporated (NYSE: IRM) is a leading provider of storage
and information management services. The company’s real estate network
of over 66 million square feet across more than 1,000 facilities in 36
countries allows it to serve customers around the world. And its
solutions for records
management, data
management, document
management, and secure
shredding help organizations to lower storage costs, comply with
regulations, recover from disaster, and better use their information .
Founded in 1951, Iron Mountain stores and protects billions of
information assets, including business documents, backup tapes,
electronic files and medical data. Visit www.ironmountain.com
for more information.
Source: Iron Mountain