Frontdoor, Inc. (NASDAQ: FTDR), the nation’s leading provider of home service plans, expanded its board of directors on Oct. 1, 2018 and named digital media executive Brian McAndrews to fill the vacancy effective immediately. McAndrews, now the seventh member of the board of directors, has spent his career driving growth, transformation and innovation for leading technology, consumer services, advertising and digital content companies.

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Frontdoor, Inc. names digital media executive Brian McAndrews to board of directors (Photo: Business Wire)

McAndrews is currently the chairman of the board of Grubhub (NYSE: GRUB). He served as chairman and CEO of Pandora Media (NYSE: P) from 2013-2016, and is on the boards of The New York Times Company (NYSE: NYT) and Teladoc Health (NYSE: TDOC). He also previously served as president and CEO of aQuantive, one of the largest digital marketing companies in the world at the time of its acquisition by Microsoft. He then served as senior vice president at Microsoft, where he was responsible for building and marketing the Microsoft Advertising Platform. Before aQuantive, McAndrews held senior executive positions with Disney/ABC, including executive vice president and general manager of ABC Sports.

“Brian is an exceptional leader with expertise in creating innovative, technology-driven solutions that disrupt the status quo and redefine entire industries,” said Rex Tibbens, president and CEO of Frontdoor. “His experience and consumer-focused insight will be an asset to our team as we focus on growing our core business and leveraging technology in new ways to transform the $400 billion U.S. home services market.”

Along with the appointment of McAndrews, Frontdoor also announced that its board, effective immediately, selected William Cobb as chairman and approved the following committee members and respective chairs during its Oct. 1, 2018 meeting:

• Audit Committee: Richard Fox (chair), Peter Cella, Liane Pelletier
• Compensation Committee: William Cobb (chair), Anna Catalano, Liane Pelletier
• Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee: Peter Cella (chair), Richard Fox, Brian McAndrews

About frontdoor, inc.

Frontdoor is a company that’s obsessed with taking the hassle out of owning a home. With services powered by people and enabled by technology, it is the parent company of four home service plan brands: American Home Shield, HSA, Landmark and OneGuard. Frontdoor serves more than two million customers across the U.S. through a network of 15,000 pre-qualified contractor firms that employ over 45,000 technicians. The company’s customizable home service plans help customers protect and maintain their homes from costly and unplanned breakdowns of essential home systems and appliances. With more than 45 years of experience, the company responds to over four million service requests annually (or one request every eight seconds). For details, visit www.frontdoorhome.com.

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