JMP Group, an investment banking and alternative asset management firm, has appointed Staci Slaughter to the company’s board of directors, effective 5 November, 2020. Slaughter, who will serve as a member of the board’s corporate governance and nominating committee, takes JMP Group’s board to ten directors, six of whom are independent.
“We’re very happy to welcome Staci as a member of our board,” says Joe Jolson, chairman and CEO of JMP Group. “Staci is an accomplished leader with broad experience in operations, strategy, and communications for a major enterprise. Her strengths will complement the skills of our other directors, and her perspective will prove invaluable as we continue to build our business and take new steps to create shareholder value. We look forward to her many contributions to JMP’s future success.”
Slaughter is executive vice president, communications, and senior advisor to the CEO of the San Francisco Giants. She joined the organisation in 1996 and oversees the team’s brand image, baseball and corporate messaging, media relations, internal and external communications strategy, and crisis management. She is also responsible for the Giants’ charitable endeavours, including the 100% Player Participation program and the Giants Community Fund. Under her leadership, the Giants were named the 2016 Sports Humanitarian Team of the Year by ESPN.
In 2012, Slaughter received the Robert O Fishel Award, which is given annually to an active, non-uniformed representative of Major League Baseball for ethics, professionalism and humanitarianism. She was also named a 2012 Game Changer by the Sports Business Journal, which recognises women in sports who have a major impact on sports business. In 2017, Slaughter received a Most Influential Women in Business award from the San Francisco Business Times. She holds an undergraduate degree from University of California, Berkeley.
