(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) said on Monday it had named Starbucks Corp (NASDAQ:SBUX) Chief Operating Officer Rosalind Brewer to its board, making her the first black director of the e-commerce giant.
Brewer's appointment comes after Amazon last year said https://in.reuters.com/article/us-amazon-diversity/amazon-adopts-new-policy-to-promote-board-diversity-idINKCN1IG006 it was adopting a new policy to promote diversity on its board.
Amazon's ten-member board now has four women including Brewer, Jamie Gorelick, Judith McGrath, Patricia Stonesifer.
Brewer, who has been with Starbucks for nearly two years, was previously CEO of Walmart (NYSE:WMT) Inc's warehouse chain Sam's Club.
Brewer has also been appointed to Amazon's leadership development and compensation committee of the board, the company said in a regulatory filing.