Nordstrom president joins board of directors at Whole Foods

AUSTIN, Texas — Whole Foods has expanded its board of directors.

The natural foods supermarket retailer said that it has elected Nordstrom president Blake Nordstrom to its board, where he will serve on the audit committee.

Nordstrom will serve until the company's annual meeting in March 2012, at which time he will be included on the shareholder ballot, Whole Foods said. With Nordstrom's appointment, Whole Foods' board now has 12 members.