Blyth Elects McTaggart to Board of Directors

Greenwich, CT-based Blyth, Inc. elected Jim McTaggart to its board of directors on Sept. 9. Mr.McTaggart is co-founder and chairman of management consulting firm Marakon Associates. Prior tofounding Marakon in 1978, Mr. McTaggart was a vice president of Wells Fargo Bank and co-founded thebank’s corporate finance department.

He has also published a number of corporate and business strategy works, including co-authoring “TheValue Imperative: Managing for Superior Shareholder Returns,” among others.

“Jim McTaggart is an authority on the subject of building long-term shareholder value and brings to Blytha wealth of experience as a management consultant to CEOs and top management of numerous large,multinational corporations,” said Robert B. Goergen, Blyth’s chairman and chief executive officer. “Ourmanagement team, fellow board members and shareholders stand to benefit from Jim’s involvement withBlyth.”