NEW YORK, Jan. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Athena Consumer
Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: ACAQ.U) ("Athena Consumer" or the
"Company"), a newly incorporated blank check company, announced
today the appointments of Sarah
Kauss and Jane Park to its
Board of Directors.
They join Founder and Chairman Isabelle
Freidheim and fellow Directors Kay
Koplovitz and Dee M. Robinson
on the Board of the all-women special purpose acquisition company
(SPAC).
"We are pleased to welcome Sarah and Jane to the Athena Consumer
Board of Directors," said Freidheim. "Their entrepreneurial
experience and success, deep operational understanding and focus on
value creation strengthen our Board as we look to tap into the
great potential we see in the new generation of consumer
technologies that are changing the way we all live and work for the
better."
Athena Consumer is part of the Athena family of SPACs, along
with Athena Technology Acquisition Corp. and Athena Technology
Acquisition Corp. II.
Sarah Kauss is a global
entrepreneur and consumer products leader with a track record in
launching companies, building multimillion-dollar brands and
assembling high-performance senior leadership teams, and she has
deep experience in partnering with multinational corporations to
become more sustainable and meet environmental goals. Kauss is the
Founder and Chairwoman of S'well, which was named #1 on Women
Presidents' Organization's 2016 50 Fastest-Growing Women-Owned
Businesses list, was honored with the Brand Design award by Inc.
magazine and placement on the Inc. 500 List (top 100) of
fastest-growing, privately-held companies. She has been recognized
as a Fortune's "40 Under 40" honoree, EY Entrepreneurial Winning
Woman and awarded the Harvard Business School Club of New York's Entrepreneurship Award. Kauss sits
on the UNICEF USA New York
Regional Board, is an Entrepreneur in Residence at Harvard Business School and a mentor in the
Fortune-State Department Global Mentoring Program. She is a member
of the 2018 Class of Henry Crown
Fellows and a member of the 2020 Class of Braddock Scholars
within the Aspen Global Leadership Network at the Aspen Institute.
She earned a BS in accounting from the University of Colorado, Boulder and an MBA from
Harvard Business School.
Jane Park, who also serves
as Chief Executive Officer of Athena Consumer Acquisition Corp., is
a venture-backed entrepreneur with experience in launching and
growing disruptive consumer businesses from the ground up as well
as within Fortune 100 companies. A thought leader in ecommerce, she
builds high performance teams in high growth environments. She
brings unique perspective from her experience leading transactions
and due diligence across the life cycle from as an entrepreneur and
strategic investor. Park began her career at the Boston Consulting
Group, led growth businesses at Starbucks, and founded Julep Beauty
and Tokki. She immigrated from South
Korea when she was four and holds an AB from Princeton University and a JD from Yale Law
School.
To learn more about Athena Consumer, its leadership and advisory
teams, please visit www.athenaconsumerspac.com.
About Athena Consumer Acquisition Corp.
The Company
was formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock
exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or
similar business combination with one or more businesses. While the
Company may pursue an initial business combination target in any
industry, it currently intends to concentrate its search for a
target business operating in the consumer sector.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press
release contains statements that constitute "forward-looking
statements." No assurance can be given that the offering discussed above will be completed on the
terms described, or at all, or that the net proceeds of the
offering will be used as indicated. Forward-looking statements are
subject to numerous conditions, many of which are beyond the
control of the Company, including those set forth in the Risk
Factors section of the Company's registration statement and
prospectus for the Company's offering filed with the SEC. Copies of
these documents are available on the SEC's website, www.sec.gov.
The Company undertakes no obligation to update these statements for
revisions or changes after the date of this release, except as
required by law.
Contacts
Isabelle Freidheim
Chairman of the Board
Jane Park
Chief Executive Officer
c/o Athena Consumer Acquisition Corp.
442 5th Avenue
New York, NY 10018
Telephone: (970) 925-1572
Media Contact
Jacalyn
Lawton
Lambert & Co.
Mobile: (918) 916-1905
Email: athena@lambert.com
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