Swiss running shoe brand On has announced the election of Dennis Durkin as an additional independent member of the company’s Board of Directors.
David Allemann, Co-Founder and Executive Co-Chairman of On, said “We are extremely pleased to welcome Dennis to the On Board, and with this have him take the chair of the Audit Committee.
“Together with Alex Perez, we now have a fully independent and highly experienced Audit Committee. Following the recent appointment of Amy Banse as an On Board member, we continue the journey of bringing highly experienced individuals with independent and diverse viewpoints to the On Board of Directors.”
Dennis Durkin has served as a board observer to the On Board of Directors from September 2021 through May 2022. Prior to that, he had served as the Chief Financial Officer of Activision Blizzard (ATVI) before retiring from the company in May 2021.
He originally joined ATVI as CFO in March 2012 and held that position until May 2017. He served as Chief Corporate Officer from May 2017 until January 2019. From January 2019 until his retirement, he served as Chief Financial Officer and President of Emerging Businesses.
Prior to joining ATVI, from 1999 until February 2012, Durkin held a number of positions of increasing responsibility at Microsoft Corporation, recently serving as the Corporate Vice President, and Chief Operating and Financial Officer, of Microsoft’s Interactive Entertainment Business, which included the Xbox, Xbox Live and games business.
Prior to joining Microsoft’s Interactive Entertainment Business in 2006, Durkin worked on Microsoft’s corporate development and strategy team. Prior to that he was a financial analyst at Alex Brown and Co.
Durkin holds a BA degree in government from Dartmouth College and an MBA from Harvard University.
