Rhonda O. Gass
Rhonda O. Gass was elected to W. P. Carey’s Board of Directors in March 2024 and serves as a member of the Audit Committee. Since 2012, Ms. Gass has served as Chief Information Officer at Stanley Black & Decker, driving a strategic agenda that will equip the company’s businesses with the digital, data and collaboration capabilities required to win and grow in the global marketplace. Ms. Gass also oversees the company’s cybersecurity and digital risk management strategy and initiatives.
Prior to Stanley Black & Decker, Rhonda was a Vice President at Dell, where she served for over a decade in positions of increasing scope and responsibility. This includes as a General Manager for a product line as well as positions leading multiple areas in the IT function. Before Dell, Rhonda was with NCR Corporation, where she began as a software engineer and progressed to executive leadership roles.
Rhonda is on the Board of Directors for Flowers Foods, where she serves on both the Finance and Audit committees. Rhonda holds a bachelor’s degree in computer science and an MBA from the University of South Carolina, where she graduated magna cum laude.