Irene Chang Britt
Board Member, Higher Ambition Leadership Alliance
Irene Chang Britt is a member of the board at the Higher Ambition Leadership Alliance, an experienced independent board director, and former Fortune 500 C-Suite executive. Irene currently serves on the boards of top ten life insurance company Brighthouse Financial Inc., premium senior living Amica Senior Lifestyles, leading-edge digital e-commerce accelerator MikMak, and is an advisory board member of Peloton Capital Management in Canada.
Britt was president and CEO of Pepperidge Farm Inc. and senior vice president, Global Baking and Snacking for the Campbell Soup Company, capping a decade of executive roles at the company that also included tenure as global chief strategy officer, president of North America Foodservice, and vice president and general manager, sauces and beverages. Before joining Campbell Soup in 2005, Irene held a number of leadership positions within Kraft Foods/Nabisco. Before that, she spent more than a decade at Kimberly-Clark.
Irene previously served on these public company boards: Dunkin Brands Group Inc., Tailored Brands Inc., TerraVia Inc., and Sunoco, Inc. She is a National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) board leadership fellow and a frequent speaker on both leadership and corporate governance best practices.
Irene has been honored with a number of recognitions for her business and community accomplishments, including Women INC. Most Influential Corporate Board Directors (2019), NACD Directorship 100 (2017), a Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics (LEAP) Award (2014), and New Jersey Business Hall of Fame Award (2011).