Board Expertise: Information Security, Corporate Strategy, Enterprise Risk Management
H&R Block – Chief Legal and Administrative Officer
Dara Redler is an accomplished C-suite executive with diverse global company experience in varying industries including financial services, consumer goods, retail, franchised systems, beverages, and cannabis. She brings to board service significant expertise in corporate strategy, growth, information security, and enterprise risk management. As a member of the executive leadership team for H&R Block (NYSE: HRB), she is actively engaged in all aspects of the company’s global regulated business serving as a trusted partner to the CEO contributing to a successful transformation-in-progress of the risk profile with a stock price that has tripled in three years, and a new five-year strategic plan.
As the Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary of Tilray, Inc. (NASDAQ:TLRY; Mid Cap), Ms. Redler successfully navigated the highly regulated industry of cannabis and hemp during a time of significant transformation, supporting the company to achieve double-digit growth year over year and expansion to new global markets, and leading the negotiations for a multi-billion dollar merger to create the largest multinational cannabis company. Her leadership experience with this nascent industry honed her skills in crisis leadership and enterprise risk, as well as M&A and growth.
For The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) she provided strategic thought leadership for the re-franchising and restructuring of the North American bottling system, the most substantial transformation changes in the Coca-Cola system model in its history, focused on strategy, scenario development and planning, and risk analysis. Further, she was chosen for The Coca-Cola Company’s intensive global strategy program to work on a business-critical issue to achieve breakthrough business results – leading to the creation of a juice business for the North African business unit worth multi-million dollars in revenue.
Ms. Redler has years of public company board experience as an advisor and corporate secretary. She approaches such service from an enterprise perspective with strong business and financial acumen and can effectively anticipate challenges and influence change. Ms. Redler has participated in all board and committee meetings over the years for two public companies. These boards have relied on her for guidance concerning governance, compliance, reporting, and oversight. She has led through CEO and director succession, assessments, cyber risk, compensation restructuring, and shareholder challenges.
Ms. Redler received her J.D. from the Duke University School of Law, a B.S. from the Wharton School of Business, cum laude, and a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania, cum laude. She attended Harvard Business School’s executive education course on Succeeding as a Corporate Director, and received the BoardProspects NextUp 50 award and the OnBoard Excellence Award. She lives in Atlanta, is an avid outdoor enthusiast, and loves hiking and skiing.