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July 18, 2024
Digimarc appointed Katie Kool as the new chairperson of the company's board of directors. Kool succeeds Alicia Syrett, who has served as chairperson since 2020. Kool has served on the Digimarc board since 2022. While serving as CEO of Tide Cleaners, Kool grew the business from 35 dry cleaning and laundry service stores to 191 stores. As chief financial officer of North America Fabric Care, she partnered with the company's leadership team to profitably grow the business by $1.5 billion in sales. Kool was a co-founder and is currently president of Impact100 Genesee County, which empowers women as philanthropists to make grants to non-profit organizations within local communities. Kool earned a bachelor's degree in economics from Kalamazoo College, and an MBA in finance from Washington University in St. Louis. Digimarc is a digital watermarking company headquartered in Beaverton, Oregon.