Retail veterans join Ulta Beauty board

BOLINGBROOK - Ulta Beauty Inc. announced that Kelly E. Garcia, executive vice president and chief technology officer of Domino's Pizza Inc., and Gisel Ruiz, former executive vice president and chief operating officer of the Sam's Club Division of Walmart Inc., have been elected to its board of directors.

"We are thrilled to welcome Kelly and Gisel to the Ulta Beauty family and are confident their leadership and operational expertise in key, strategic areas will only strengthen our work," said Mary Dillon, executive chair.

Garcia joins the Ulta Beauty board with more than 24 years of professional technology and leadership experience. He is responsible for providing Domino's technology vision, as well as developing and implementing strategic technology initiatives to support and improve the business globally. His broad technology experience includes global e-commerce, loyalty and innovation.

Ruiz joins Ulta Beauty with more than 26 years of professional retail and leadership experience. She retired from her role at Sam's Club and Walmart in 2019. During her tenure there, she held a variety of leadership roles in operations and human resources with wide ranging responsibilities including cost optimization, real estate operations, in-store innovation and sustainability.

With these additions, the Ulta Beauty Board now consists of 13 members; 54% are women, 31% are racially diverse and 38% joined within the last five years, the company said.

Ulta is the largest U.S. beauty retailer, offering cosmetics, fragrance, skin-care products, hair-care products and salon services. It operates more than 1,300 retail stores across 50 states and also distributes its products through its website.