Sally Beauty meets Q3 forecasts; names cyber-security expert to board

Sally Beauty Holdings Inc. reported fiscal third-quarter earnings of $67.9 million, which matched Wall Street expectations.



Revenue for the period was $998.2 million, missing Street forecasts of $1 billion.



In other news, the Sally board named global cyber security expert Erin Nealy Cox as an independent director, effective Aug. 1.



“Erin is a pioneer in the cyber-security field and has been a tremendous asset to the board as we navigate through the complex world of cyber-security and data protection,” said Bob McMaster, Sally Beauty Holdings chairman.



Nealy Cox served with Stroz Friedberg, a global cyber-security, digital risk management and investigations firm, leading a global team of first responders, threat intelligence analysts and malware specialists, and assisting corporate clients affected by cyber-attacks, state-sponsored espionage and data breach cases to solve complex and high profile cyber-breaches.



She also worked for the U.S. Department of Justice, serving as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas as well as Chief of Staff to the Assistant Attorney General in the Office of Legal Policy in Washington, D.C.