Board of Directors

Cimpress' Board of Directors guides the direction of the company with years of experience and knowledge in their respective fields. Learn more about them here.

Robert founded what is today Cimpress in 1995 to provide small businesses with everything they need to market their business. Robert’s vision for the company emerged from his experience with the development of a retail kiosk design and printing system and from his in-depth knowledge of the small business desktop publishing software market.During his first 18 months at the company, Robert also served as an external consultant to Microsoft with the Microsoft Publisher desktop publishing product team for whom he researched and advised on the graphic design and printing needs of small businesses in Europe. He earned his B.A. in Economics from Harvard College in Cambridge, Mass. and his M.B.A. from INSEAD in Fontainebleau, France.

SOPHIE A. GASPERMENT has served as Senior Advisor to Boston Consulting Group since November 2019, where her primary focus is to support their Consumer and Digital Acceleration practices. Ms. Gasperment previously held multiple senior management positions at L’Oréal, the world’s leading beauty company, from September 1986 to November 2018. This included Chief Executive Officer and Executive Chairman of The Body Shop International, the iconic British retailer spanning 60 countries and ca. 20,000 people strong, from July 2008 to October 2013, as well as Managing Director, L’Oréal UK and Ireland, from January 2004 to January 2008. From January 2014 to November 2018, Ms. Gasperment was L’Oréal's Group General Manager leading Strategic Prospective and Financial Communication. From June 2010 to May 2022, Ms. Gasperment served on the board of Accor, a CAC40 publicly traded company and a world leader in hospitality, notably as Chair of that board's Appointments, Compensation and CSR Committee and a member of the Audit and Compliance Committee. From May 2018 to May 2023, Ms. Gasperment served on the supervisory board of D’Ieteren, a Euronext-listed global industrial company, and was a member of the Appointments and Compensation Committee. Since December 2018, Ms. Gasperment has also served on the board of Kingfisher plc, a FTSE 100 Home Improvement international company, and is currently Chair of that board's Responsible Business Committee and a member of the Nomination Committee. Since September 2020, Ms. Gasperment has served on the board of Givaudan SA, the world leading flavour and fragrances company that is publicly traded on the SIX Swiss Exchange, and is a member of the Nomination committee as well as the Audit Committee. In addition to serving on the board of Directors of Cimpress plc, Ms. Gasperment serves on the supervisory board of Vistaprint B.V., a wholly owned Dutch subsidiary of Cimpress. Ms. Gasperment brings to Cimpress' Board her leadership and strategy skills and perspective, her international brand-building expertise, her experience of digital transformation and acceleration, her acumen in both consumer goods and retail, as well as her experience on the boards of other public companies and her broader business experience in multi-cultural environments.

ZACHARY S. STERNBERG is the co-founder and Managing Member of the General Partner of The Spruce House Partnership, a New York-based investment partnership. Spruce House invests in public and private companies globally and seeks to partner with management teams that are focused on growing the per share value of their companies over the long-term. Spruce House holds approximately 8% of Cimpress' outstanding shares and has been a shareholder of Cimpress since 2011. Mr. Sternberg also serves on the board of directors of Victoria PLC, an international manufacturer and distributor of innovative flooring products. Mr. Sternberg brings to Cimpress' Board his perspective as a material and long-term shareholder of Cimpress with a deep understanding of the importance of long-term stewardship of capital informed by more than a decade of successful investment experience.

DESSISLAVA TEMPERLEY joined the Cimpress Board of Directors on September 15, 2021 and also serves on the boards of Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC, a British multinational bottling company; Corbion N.V., a Dutch food and biochemicals company; and Philip Morris International Inc., a leading international tobacco company. Ms. Temperley previously served as Group Chief Financial Officer of Beiersdorf AG, a German multinational company that manufactures personal-care products and pressure-sensitive adhesives, from July 2018 through June 2021. Ms. Temperley spent 14 years at Nestlé, from April 2004 through June 2018, serving in various roles including Head of Investor Relations, CFO of Nestle Purina Petcare (EMENA), Head of Global Planning and Performance Monitoring, Controller, and Finance Director. Ms. Temperley brings to Cimpress' Board a wealth of financial and operating expertise from her over 20 years of experience in various finance leadership roles at multinational companies.

SCOTT J. VASSALLUZZO is a Managing Member of Prescott General Partners LLC ("PGP"), an investment adviser registered with the SEC that is a large investor of Cimpress plc. PGP serves as the general partner of three private investment limited partnerships, including Prescott Associates L.P. (together, the "Prescott Partnerships"). Mr. Vassalluzzo joined the Prescott organization in 1998 as an equity analyst, became a general partner of the Prescott Partnerships in 2000, and transitioned to Managing Member of PGP following Prescott's reorganization in January 2012. Prior to 1998, Mr. Vassalluzzo worked in public accounting at Coopers & Lybrand (now PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP) and was a certified public accountant. Mr. Vassalluzzo serves on the boards of directors of Credit Acceptance Corporation, an auto finance company providing automobile loans and other related financial products, and World Acceptance Corporation, a personal installment loan company. Mr. Vassalluzzo brings to Cimpress' Board his advocacy for the priorities of long-termism and intrinsic value per share, his appreciation and understanding of the perspectives of our other long-term shareholders, and his experience on the boards and board committees of other publicly traded companies.