Debora Plunkett joins JCPenney board of directors

J. C. Penney Company has elected Debora Plunkett, former senior advisor to the director of the US National Security Agency (NSA), to its board of directors. The company said, possessing extensive experience in cyber security, information assurance and innovation in information security, Plunkett has a deep understanding of the data-driven and interconnected world of today. The company also announced that Colleen Barrett, President Emeritus of Southwest Airlines Co., will retire from the board at the end of her term on May 19, 2017.