Accounting
Xero Adds McAndrews to Board of Directors
Feb. 03, 2022
Accounting technology provider Xero Limited has announced the appointment of Brian McAndrews as an independent non-executive director to its Board, effective February 2, 2022.
Based in Seattle, Washington, Brian is a professional director who brings extensive experience from his career as an executive and CEO driving growth and innovation for leading technology, software-as-a-service and cloud-based companies. His CEO experience includes leading Pandora Media, a streaming music provider in the US, and aQuantive, a digital marketing services and technology company that was acquired by Microso.
With international digital media and technology expertise, Brian currently serves on the board of Frontdoor Inc., a platform for home services and as Presiding Director on the board of The New York Times. Brian is also Senior Advisor to a private equity firm based in San Francisco and serves on private boards and as an advisor to CEOs and senior executives, primarily in the areas of leadership, strategy and scaling businesses.
Brian holds a bachelorʼs degree in economics from Harvard College and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Xero Chair, David Thodey comments: “Weʼre excited to welcome Brian to the Xero Board. Brianʼs extensive public company and technology experience – along with his expertise in leading North American-based technology businesses to scale – will be of immense value to Xero and our Board as we continue to scale our business globally.”
Commenting on his appointment, Brian McAndrews says: “It is a pleasure to join the Xero Board and I look forward to bringing my digital and technology experience to a purpose-led company that has enormous potential for growth. I like that Xero is committed to helping global small businesses and their advisors benefit from the power of cloud technology.”
Brian will stand for election by shareholders at Xeroʼs next Annual Meeting in or around August 2022.