Ice cream manufacturer Wells Enterprises announced the appointment of Gwendolyn Hatten Butler, President and Chief Investment Officer of Capri Investment Group, to its board of directors. Hatten Butler will be the second female board member and the first African American woman on the board.

Hatten Butler holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics degree from the University of Michigan. She has served as Executive Director of UBS Global Asset Management and Managing Director of Bear Stearns & Co and she is the past President of the Board of Directors of the YWCA Metropolitan Chicago and a current member of the Economic Club of Chicago and The Chicago Network.

"2020 has been a year of change and growth for Wells. Her counsel and expertise will help us build upon our continued success and bring valuable, diverse perspectives to our board for years to come," said Mike Wells, President and CEO of Wells Enterprises.