Whole Foods' Mackey Joins Gaiam Board

BROONFIELD, Colo.--John Mackey, chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of Whole Foods Market Inc. (NASDAQ:WFMI), has joined the board of directors for Gaiam Inc. (NASDAQ:GAIA), whose Gaiam.com business recently paired up with WFMI's Wholepeople.com business. He and other GAIA board members recently increased their holdings in GAIA stock, according to Jirka Rysavy, chairman and CEO of Gaiam. Mackey now owns 55,300 shares of GAIA stock, which he bought in the last 90 days on the open market at an average share price of $18.

For more information, call Bill Capsalis of Giam at (303) 222-3681.