At Home Group Inc. Announces New Director and Officers

At Home Group Inc., the home décor superstore, has appointed a new independent director and promoted two of the company’s officers. Elisabeth Charles is joining the board of directors, Peter Corsa has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer and Becky Haislip will assume the responsibilities of Chief Accounting Officer.

“We are pleased to welcome Elisabeth to our Board,” said Lee Bird, President and Chief Executive Officer of At Home. “Elisabeth’s extensive experience leading the marketing and consumer engagement efforts for a number of iconic, national consumer brands will be incredibly valuable as we continue to expand our footprint across the U.S. We look forward to benefiting from her expertise as we drive brand awareness and engage with customers in new and exciting ways.”

Charles brings more than 25 years of marketing experience at consumer brands to the At Home board. Currently, she serves as Senior Vice President, General Manager of Old Navy Outlet and was most recently Interim Chief Marketing Officer of Old Navy.  Prior to joining Old Navy, she served as Senior Vice President/Chief Marketing Officer, Marketing and Customer Engagement at Athleta. She was also previously Chief Marketing Officer at Petco, where she led all marketing efforts including several years overseeing the e-commerce function for the pet retailer. Prior to Petco, she held leadership positions at several national consumer brands including Executive Vice President of Marketing at Victoria’s Secret Stores; Senior Vice President, Global Marketing at Herbalife; Vice President of Marketing at Ideaforest.com; as well as various marketing positions at Taco Bell and Frito Lay.