ATLANTA, Oct. 6, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — The Home Depot®, the world’s largest home improvement retailer, today announced the appointment of Jeff Boyd, interim chief executive officer and president of The Priceline Group, Inc. (“Priceline”), to the company’s board of directors. Boyd will serve on the company’s Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and its Finance Committee. His appointment gives the company 13 directors, 12 of whom are independent.
Boyd has served in a number of senior executive positions during his tenure at Priceline, a leading provider of online travel and related services. His strategic leadership at Priceline guided the company to grow from a loss in 2002 to a multi-billion dollar profitable business.