Ms. Henkels served as Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of Empowerment & Inclusion Capital I Corp., a special-purpose acquisition company focused on promoting equity and inclusion until February 2023. Prior to that, Ms. Henkels served as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer of Swift Transportation Company from 2008 to 2017. She held various finance and accounting leadership positions with increasing responsibilities since 2004 at Swift Transportation and from 1990 to 2002 at Honeywell International, Inc., a global diversified technology and manufacturing company.
Ms. Henkels has served on the board of directors of Viad Corp. since November 2017, LCI Industries since September 2017 and privately-held Isaac Instruments since March 2023. From 2018 to 2021, Ms. Henkels served on the board of directors of Echo Global Logistics, Inc
She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of Arizona and a Master of Business Administration degree from Arizona State University.
As a member of Avnet’s Board of Directors, Ms. Henkels is a member of the Audit Committee.