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Gap’s Eva Sage-Gavin Joins Sapient Board

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Eva Sage-Gavin has been elected to the Sapient board of directors. Ms. Sage-Gavin, currently the executive vice president, global human resources and corporate affairs for Gap, will also serve on Sapient’s compensation committee.

Prior to joining Gap, Ms. Sage-Gavin worked at Sun Microsystems and Disney Consumer Products as senior vice president, human resources. In addition, she has served in various senior human resources leadership positions for PepsiCo, including its Taco Bell division, and for Xerox.

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