Cathy Skala, NACD.DC IS RECOGNIZED AS NACD DIRECTORSHIP CERTIFIED®
Certified Board Members Demonstrate Their Commitment to Elevating Board Leadership
Birmingham, AL, July 5, 2022 – CureX, LLC today announced that the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) recently recognized Cathy Skala, Founder and CEO as NACD Directorship Certified®.
Directors who earn this designation signal to boards, investors, and other stakeholders that they are keeping on top of the emerging issues and trends impacting financial performance, disrupting business models, and changing the competitive landscape.
The NACD Directorship Certification program®, the nation’s premier certification for board directors, provides a tangible assessment of a director’s understanding of the essential knowledge required to lead in today’s boardrooms. Certification facilitates continuous learning and allows directors to showcase their governance knowledge to the companies they serve and other stakeholders in the broader governance community.
“I am honored to join the distinguished and diverse group of NACD Certified Directors who are committed to advancing the highest standards of boardroom excellence,” said Cathy Skala, NACD.DC. “The information I’ve learned and demonstrated via NACD’s certification program are key assets to the companies I serve, as well as to my professional growth as a director.”
Cathy Skala, NACD.DC is an Independent Board Director with extensive healthcare experience as a global executive transforming companies with revenue growth, cost reductions and digital initiatives. Cathy takes a vision and makes it reality through practical strategy development. She intuitively sees the connections of opportunity that exist in an organization, brings them together into a coherent picture, helping others to see, think, and act driving substantial growth and improving operating margins. She is an expert in leading companies through restructurings, mergers, divestitures, and business transformations, focusing specifically on the cultural differences between global requirements and local realities.
With over 25 years in the healthcare industry, including Abbott, Hospira (now Pfizer) and Baxter, she is an inspirational leader and a passionate storyteller who believes that the reason people come to work for a healthcare company is to serve the patient. Cathy champions the power of diversity with unshakable optimism to best serve those patients.
Cathy also has 10 plus years of experience in the software industry and corporate IT function. She is respected as a credible voice ensuring digital technology is adopted by the company for its true benefits. She has sponsored several ERP, software systems and digital technologies as both an IT Vice-President and as executive business sponsor, effectively confirming IT as an enabler of innovation.
“NACD Certified Directors demonstrate their keen awareness that directorship is a profession that, like all professions, requires continuous learning,” said Peter R. Gleason, NACD’s CEO. “Cathy Skala, NACD.DC is leading the way in achieving and maintaining the highest credential available to directors in the United States.” To learn more about NACD Directorship Certification, visit Certification.NACDOnline.org.
ABOUT CureX, LLC
After 30 years in the workforce, the Founders at CureX, LLC changed their focus to share their passion and experience of management consulting services to drive to the best solutions for your company. They will empower you to achieve your best work, providing your firm with the time, guidance and support you deserve. We specialize in female entrepreneur guidance and mentorships. To learn more about CureX, LLC, visit www.CureXllc.com.
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.
