HAMILTON, Bermuda – June 19, 2020 Signet Jewelers Limited (“Signet”) (NYSE:SIG), the world's
largest retailer of diamond jewelry, today announced the appointment of Rebecca Wooters as
Chief Digital Officer, reporting to Virginia C. Drosos, CEO Signet Jewelers.
“Our OmniChannel and digital transformation is even more important
now with today’s shift to online shopping,” said Ms. Drosos. “Rebecca is
joining us at a pivotal time in our Path to Brilliance transformation
journey, which we are accelerating in these unprecedented times to
emerge stronger than ever. She will work closely with technology,
marketing, and banner teams to drive our overall digital strategy and
launch new digital products and services, all aimed at creating an outstanding OmniChannel
experience, and driving profitable growth.”
Ms. Wooters brings over 25 years of extensive experience across digital strategy and
transformation, customer experience, operations, marketing and product development. She
spent the past 12 years with with Citi and most recently as the Chief Customer Experience
Officer and Head of Digital Experience for Citi’s Global Consumer Bank. Ms. Wooters was
responsible for Customer Experience and the evolution of Digital Servicing, Digital Channels,
and the emerging space of Voice, BOT and Digital Messaging. During her leadership, the team
rapidly accelerated its digital transformation resulting in double digit growth, engagement
through the launch of industry leading digital capabilities, and was named Business Insider’s #1
Banking Mobile App with the most desirable features. This was achieved through the evolution
of Customer Journeys leveraging a customer‐centric process: journey analytics and
performance, core digital and OmniChannel experiences, digital design and agile delivery.
Wooters earned her bachelor’s degree from Texas A&M University and her MBA from
University of Texas at Dallas. In 2014, Wooters was named Dallas Top 25 Women in Business
for her contributions both to the non‐profit and corporate community.
About Signet Jewelers
Signet Jewelers Limited is the world's largest retailer of diamond jewelry. Signet operates approximately
3,200 stores primarily under the name brands of Kay Jewelers, Zales, Jared, H.Samuel, Ernest Jones,
Peoples, Piercing Pagoda, and JamesAllen.com. Further information on Signet is available
at www.signetjewelers.com.
See also www.kay.com, www.zales.com,
www.jared.com, www.hsamuel.co.uk,
www.ernestjones.co.uk, www.peoplesjewellers.com, www.pagoda.com, and www.jamesallen.com.
Safe Harbor Statement:
This release contains statements which are forward‐looking statements within the meaning of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements, based upon management’s beliefs
and expectations as well as on assumptions made by and data currently available to management,
appear in a number of places throughout this document and include statements regarding, among other
things, Signet’s results of operation, financial condition, liquidity, prospects, growth, strategies and the
industry in which Signet operates. The use of the words “expects,” “intends,” “anticipates,” “estimates,”
“predicts,” “believes,” “should,” “potential,” “may,” “forecast,” “objective,” “plan,” or “target,” and
other similar expressions are intended to identify forward‐looking statements. These forward‐looking
statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to a number of risks and
uncertainties, including, but not limited to, our ability to implement Signet's transformation initiative,
the effect of US federal tax reform and adjustments relating to such impact on the completion of our
quarterly and year‐end financial statements, changes in interpretation or assumptions, and/or updated
regulatory guidance regarding the US federal tax reform, the benefits and outsourcing of the credit
portfolio sale including technology disruptions, future financial results and operating results, the impact
of weather‐related incidents on Signet’s business, deterioration in the performance of individual
businesses or of the Company's market value relative to its book value, resulting in impairments of fixed
assets or intangible assets or other adverse financial consequences, including tax consequences related
thereto, especially in view of the Company’s recent market valuation, and our ability to successfully
integrate Zale Corporation and R2Net’s operations and to realize synergies from the Zale and R2Net
transactions, general economic conditions, potential regulatory changes or other developments
following the United Kingdom’s announced intention to negotiate a formal exit from the European
Union, a decline in consumer spending, the merchandising, pricing and inventory policies followed by
Signet, the reputation of Signet and its banners, the level of competition in the jewelry sector, the cost
and availability of diamonds, gold and other precious metals, regulations relating to customer credit,
seasonality of Signet’s business, financial market risks, deterioration in customers’ financial condition,
exchange rate fluctuations, changes in Signet’s credit rating, changes in consumer attitudes regarding
jewelry, management of social, ethical and environmental risks, the development and maintenance of
Signet’s OmniChannel retailing, security breaches and other disruptions to Signet’s information
technology infrastructure and databases, inadequacy in and disruptions to internal controls and
systems, changes in assumptions used in making accounting estimates relating to items such as
extended service plans and pensions, risks related to Signet being a Bermuda corporation, the impact of
the acquisition of Zale Corporation on relationships, including with employees, suppliers, customers and
competitors, and an adverse decision in legal or regulatory proceedings. For a discussion of these and
other risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed
in any forward‐looking statement, see the “Risk Factors” section of Signet’s Fiscal 2018 Annual Report
on Form 10‐K filed with the SEC on April 2, 2018 and quarterly reports on Form 10‐Q filed with the SEC.
Signet undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward‐looking statements to reflect
subsequent events or circumstances, except as required by law.
Investors:
Vincent Sinisi
SVP Investor Relations
+1 330 665‐6530
vincent.sinisi@signetjewelers.com
Media:
Colleen Rooney
Chief Communications Officer
+1 330 668 5932
colleen.rooney@signetjewelers.com
David Bouffard
VP Corporate Affairs
+1 330 668 5369
david.bouffard@signetjewelers.com
Source: Signet Jewelers Limited