Audit Committee; Corporate Governance Committee
Yvette Dapremont Bright was elected to Myers Industries’ Board in February 2021. Currently President of Brighter Horizon Foundation, Ms. Dapremont Bright retired as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Philadelphia-based Independence Blue Cross where she was the first woman and leader of color to have responsibility for Commercial and Medicare P&Ls, with revenues exceeding $6 billion. In her past executive roles at Independence, Ms. Dapremont Bright led the Company’s eBusiness evolution; transformed Independence’s systems and led efforts resulting in millions of dollars in increased revenues and reduced costs. Ms. Dapremont Bright spent the first ten years of her career with IBM in the US and Europe. She received her BS at Tulane University School of Engineering and her MBA from St. Joseph’s University.