Mary Slagle Zappone (born July 15, 1964), daughter of James Robert Slagle, is an American businesswoman notable for her achievements in business transformation and encouraging women in

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. Zappone sits on the Board of Directors of

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() and serves as Chief Executive Officer of

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. She has held previous appointments as

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of Brace Industrial, CEO of Service Champ, the largest distributor of consumable automotive aftermarket maintenance parts, CEO of RecoverCare LLC, engagement manager at

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, President at

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, in addition to roles at

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, and

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. She has held positions on notable private boards including Supplies Over Seas,

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, and continues to sit on

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's Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering in the

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Education

Zappone received her Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from Johns Hopkins University in 1986 and her MBA from

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. Zappone attended high school at Eleanor Roosevelt High School in Maryland, a public magnet school renowned for its specialized Science and Technology program.

CEO and board member roles

Zappone serves as CEO of

and sits on the board of

. She has held previous appointments on the Board of Directors of financial technology firm

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, in addition to CEO of Brace Industrial, a Sterling Partners portfolio company, CEO of ServiceChamp, backed by Manhattan-based private equity firm Snow Phipps, and CEO of RecoverCare LLC, a national healthcare equipment provider controlled by Los Angeles-based investment firm Aurora Capital, prior to its merger with Joerns Healthcare in 2015.

Writing

Zappone has written for industry-related publications such as Power Engineering International.

Personal life

Mary married John Zappone, a

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classmate at Johns Hopkins University, in September 1986 while the two were pursuing MBA degrees at Columbia. The couple has three daughters who each pursued degrees in

– Frances (born 1992, now Frances Zappone Casella) and Sarah (born 1996) attended the

at Johns Hopkins University while Anna (born 1994, now Anna Zappone Allaby) attended

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. Zappone has brushed off questions regarding work life balance in interviews, once saying "it's just one big life," and has been cited to enjoy cooking, traveling and practicing yoga with her daughters.

References

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