Campbell Soup executive named to manufacturer's board of directors

NORTH VENICE — Window and door manufacturer PGT Innovations Inc. has elected Xavier Boza to its board of directors. 

Boza was appointed to serve on the board’s compensation committee, according to a press release. He will serve as a Class I director, and the board expects to nominate him to stand for election as a director at PGT Innovations’ 2022 annual meeting of stockholders, the release adds. 

In connection with Boza’s appointment, the board of the North Venice-based company increased from nine to 10 directors.

Boza, 56, has served in senior human resources positions with public companies for more than 20 years. His current role is executive vice president and chief human resources officer of Campbell Soup Co. He has also held domestic and international positions with Kellogg Co., Kraft Foods Group Inc. and Abbott Laboratories Inc., among others.

The press release says Boza also has significant experience assisting with the development and implementation of new strategic plans and business models, managing corporate restructurings, identifying operating synergies and assisting executive officers with aligning management and labor structures with corporate strategies.

“His addition will complement and enhance our board’s diversity of experiences, skills and perspectives, and result in our board being more reflective of the diversity of our customers and team members,” says PGT Innovations CEO and President Jeff Jackson in the statement. “We believe Xavier will provide valuable guidance and insight to our board and management team in the important areas of executive compensation and succession planning, and in our efforts to recruit, hire, develop and retain qualified employees throughout all levels of the company, which is one of our strategic pillars that we believe is essential to enhancing shareholder value.”

PGT Innovations' brands include CGI; PGT Custom Windows & Doors; WinDoor; Western Window Systems; CGI Commercial; Eze-Breeze; and NewSouth Window Solutions. PGT Innovations employs more than 3,000 people across its Florida facilities. The company reported $744.96 million in revenue in 2019.