Jodi Eddy
AdientAbout Jodi E. Eddy
Independent director at Adient plc since 2023; age 52. Eddy is Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Boston Scientific (since Dec 2015), Chief Digital Officer (since July 2020), and Head of Global Shared Services (since June 2022), bringing deep cybersecurity and enterprise IT leadership to the board. The Board has affirmatively determined she is independent under NYSE standards. She currently serves on Adient’s Audit Committee and Corporate Governance Committee.
Past Roles
| Organization | Role | Tenure | Committees/Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Scientific | SVP & CIO | Dec 2015–present | Leads information security/technology for a global medtech company; relevant to audit oversight of cyber risk |
| Boston Scientific | Chief Digital Officer | Jul 2020–present | Digital transformation and data strategy |
| Boston Scientific | Head of Global Shared Services | Jun 2022–present | Global operations/efficiency leadership |
| Boston Scientific | VP, Information Systems Sales, Marketing & BI | 2013–2015 | Commercial systems leadership |
| General Electric (GE) | Various roles; ultimately Commercial CIO, Oil & Gas | 1997–2013 | Large-scale IT and industrial systems experience |
External Roles
| Organization | Role | Public/Private | Board/Committee Roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Scientific | SVP & CIO; CDO; Head of Global Shared Services | Public company executive | Not a director role (executive positions) |
No other current public company directorships were disclosed for Eddy in the 2025 proxy.
Board Governance
| Attribute | Detail |
|---|---|
| Independence | Board affirmatively determined Eddy is independent. |
| Board tenure | Director since 2023. |
| Committees | Audit Committee (member); Corporate Governance Committee (member). |
| Committee chair roles | None disclosed for Eddy. |
| Attendance | In FY2024, the Board held 8 meetings; each director attended at least 75% of Board and committee meetings of which they were a member. All directors serving at the time attended the 2024 Annual General Meeting. |
| Executive sessions | Regular executive sessions of independent directors; independent Chair leads sessions. |
| Board leadership | Independent Chair; Chair and CEO roles separated. |
| Committee activity (FY2024) | Audit: 9 meetings; Human Capital & Compensation: 6; Corporate Governance: 3. (Eddy sits on Audit and Corporate Governance.) |
Fixed Compensation (Non-Employee Director Pay – FY2024)
| Component | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Annual retainer – cash | $145,000 | Paid in cash. |
| Annual retainer – equity | $145,000 | Paid in Adient ordinary shares; equity grant on Mar 12, 2024 at $34.46 per share. |
| Committee chair fee | $0 | Audit/HCCC chair fees are $20,000; Governance chair $15,000; Eddy is not a chair. |
| Board Chair fee | $0 | Board Chair receives $170,000 (cash+stock); not applicable to Eddy. |
| Meeting fees | $0 | No additional meeting fees. |
| Total FY2024 director comp (Eddy) | $290,000 | $145,000 cash + $145,000 stock. |
Director share ownership policy: 5x annual cash retainer ($145,000) within five years of Board election; all directors either meet the guideline or have additional time to comply.
Performance Compensation
Non-employee directors do not receive performance bonuses or options. Equity is delivered as part of the annual retainer (in ordinary shares) with no performance metrics. The equity plan prohibits option repricing/backdating and generally imposes a one-year minimum vesting on share-settled awards (with limited exceptions); awards are subject to recoupment policies and change-of-control treatment described in the plan.
Other Directorships & Interlocks
| Category | Detail |
|---|---|
| Current public company boards (besides ADNT) | None disclosed for Eddy. |
| Compensation committee interlocks | The Human Capital & Compensation Committee disclosed no interlocks; Eddy is not a member. |
| Related-party transactions | Audit Committee did not consider any related person transactions in FY2024; related-party review policy in place. |
Expertise & Qualifications
- Cybersecurity and technology leadership: Explicitly identified in Board skills matrix; aligns with Audit Committee oversight of cyber and data privacy risks.
- Senior executive leadership; strategic planning; global/international experience; culture and human capital management (per skills matrix).
- Financial literacy (serves on Audit Committee); Audit Committee Financial Expert designations were assigned to other members (Goodman, Gutiérrez, Dillon).
Equity Ownership
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Beneficially owned Adient shares | 6,225 shares. |
| Ownership as % of shares outstanding | ~0.0074% (6,225 / 83,932,693). |
| Shares pledged | Prohibited by policy; company Insider Trading Policy bans pledging and hedging by directors. |
| Director ownership guideline | 5x annual cash retainer within 5 years; all directors either meet or have time remaining. |
Notes: Percent ownership calculated using shares outstanding as of the Jan 15, 2025 record date (83,932,693) and Eddy’s beneficial holdings (6,225).
Governance Assessment
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Strengths
- Independence and committee relevance: Independent director with Audit and Corporate Governance committee seats; brings scarce cybersecurity/IT depth directly applicable to Audit’s cyber-risk oversight.
- Engagement signals: Board met 8 times; committee cadence robust (Audit 9x; Governance 3x); all directors attended the 2024 AGM; each director met the 75% attendance threshold.
- Alignment and safeguards: Director pay split evenly between cash and stock; ownership guideline of 5x cash retainer; hedging/pledging prohibited; awards subject to clawback/recoupment policies and no option repricing.
- Shareholder feedback context: 95% approval on 2024 say-on-pay suggests broad investor support for compensation governance.
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Watch items / potential conflicts
- Related-party/Interlocks: None identified for Eddy; Audit Committee reported no related person transactions in FY2024.
- Time commitments: Eddy holds a demanding full-time executive post (SVP/CIO/CDO/Shared Services), but proxy discloses that directors met attendance expectations and board/committee workload; continue to monitor for any future overboarding concerns.
Overall, Eddy’s cybersecurity and digital operations background enhances board risk oversight (especially cyber), with clean independence, no related-party exposure, and clear ownership alignment mechanisms in place.