MKC
Boardroom refresh
McCormick is adding Cindy Hoots to its Board of Directors, effective June 1st. Hoots brings a résumé that leans hard into digital transformation: she was AstraZeneca’s former Chief Digital Officer and CIO.
Why investors should care
Board appointments can look like corporate wallpaper, but they sometimes tell you what a company is trying to get better at. Bringing in a digital-savvy veteran suggests McCormick may want sharper oversight around tech, data, and modernization — the kind of stuff that can matter even for a spice-and-seasoning giant.
The big picture
This isn’t the kind of announcement that sends the stock doing cartwheels, but it’s still a signal. Companies tend to choose board members for a reason, and McCormick’s choice hints that it wants a board that understands both old-school consumer staples and the very unsexy, very important world of digital execution. Big picture: sometimes the breadcrumbs are the story.