Primo Water Corporation announced that the board has appointed Susan Cates as its Lead Independent Director. In this role, Ms. Cates will be responsible for helping to set agendas for meetings of the Board, leading the Boards review of management performance and the succession planning process already underway, and chairing executive sessions with non-management directors of the Board. Ms. Cates has served on the Board since 2014 and as Chair of the Audit Committee since her appointment to the Board in 2014. She also brings to the role of Lead Independent Director over 20 years of experience with public and private company leadership and governance, domestic and international M&A transactions, and finance. In addition to elevating Ms. Cates into the Lead Independent Director role, the Board also has put in place policies to formalize its ongoing commitment to robust disclosures around shareholder engagement and executive compensation, and to rotate compensation committee leadership.