NACD Florida Announces Board Leadership Changes

FLORIDA--(September 19, 2023)—Evelyn D’An is an experienced independent board director and Hispanic business leader. She spent 18 years with EY as an audit partner where she served clients in retail, consumer products, technology, financial services, media, and other sectors. She has held numerous chief financial officer and financial leadership roles throughout her career and has served as a corporate board director since 2006.

Today, she serves on the boards of GHD, Backblaze, and Zoomcar where she brings her diverse background as an experienced chair of audit, compensation, and nominating/governance committees. On the GHD board, she also serves on the company’s risk committee and their inclusion and diversity council.

D’An has been a member of NACD since 2012 and has served on the Florida board since 2015 in multiple roles.

“I was honored and excited at the opportunity to serve as the chair and president of the Florida Chapter at this moment. The level of enthusiasm and involvement from the NACD members across the state of Florida and beyond has been incredible to watch over the past eight years,” D’An says. “The Florida board members and advisory board members, our sponsor representatives couldn’t be a more committed, passionate group of professionals.”

During his career at KPMG from 1983 until 2021, Hector Mojena served as partner in charge of the South Florida business unit and managing partner of the Miami office. He served as the lead audit partner on large, multinational consumer and industrial market companies such as Home Depot, AutoNation, Burger King Corp., Winn-Dixie Stores, Compass Group North America, Watsco Inc., Ryder System Inc., Terremark Worldwide, and Florida Crystals, among others.

Most recently, he served as the regional managing partner for KPMG’s audit practice in Latin America and oversaw their audit operations in seventeen countries. He also played a leading role in KPMG’s audit committee institute, providing board leaders with practical insights, resources, and peer exchange opportunities.

Mojena has been a leader on various nonprofit boards, the United Way Miami, The Beacon Council, the Miami Herbert Business School Accounting Advisory Board, Voices for Children Foundation, the Junior Achievement, and the , among others.

Immediate past president of NACD Florida, Peter Pruitt, says: “Evelyn D’An has been an integral part of the leadership of our chapter as she has served on the Florida Chapter board for the past eight years, building relationships with our sponsors and members across the state. It was a natural transition for her to become our chair and president. Hector Mojena’s professional experience in the corporate world makes him a perfect addition to the Florida Chapter board.”

“They will both be able to help attract incredible talent from a variety of companies throughout Florida to speak about the most important issues directors are facing on today’s corporate boards,” continues Pruitt. “We are grateful for Evelyn and Hector’s professional expertise and know they will help lead the Florida Chapter through another successful program season and continue its growth providing governance excellence in Florida.”

About NACD Florida

NACD Florida provides a forum for NACD members to exchange knowledge and discuss leading boardroom practices. In-person programs are held in multiple markets across the state, including Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, Tampa/St. Petersburg, and Naples, enhanced by virtual programs that are available chapter-wide. NACD’s 20+ chapters enhance the value of NACD membership by providing directors with a local forum to address governance challenges to elevate their board’s performance. Members enjoy peer-to-peer dialogue about critical boardroom issues, such as cyber risk, CEO succession planning, activism, and leadership. To learn more about NACD Florida, please visit www.nacdonline.org.

About NACD

For more than 40 years, NACD has been on the leading edge of corporate governance, setting standards of excellence that have elevated board performance. NACD arms today's directors with insights and education that drive their mission forward, while preparing a new generation of boardroom leaders to meet tomorrow's biggest challenges. NACD is a community of more than 23,000 directors driven by a common purpose: to be trusted catalysts of economic opportunity and positive change—in businesses and in the communities they serve. To learn more about NACD, visit www.nacdonline.org