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Diane Hessan

Director at Eastern Bankshares. Also a director at Panera Brands and Panera Holdings.

DirectorPublic companyRoles at 2 startups
Updated Nov 9, 2026·Latest SEC filing May 20, 2026·Suggest an edit

About Diane Hessan

Diane Hessan is a director at Eastern Bankshares.

Form D filings name Diane Hessan as a director at Panera Brands and Panera Holdings.

Diane Hessan reports to the SEC as a director of 3 public companies, including Brightcove (BCOV) and Panera Bread (PNRA).

Diane Hessan first appears on SEC filings in 2012.

Experience

This experience comes from SEC filings. The years are when the filings name Diane Hessan in the role, so the role may have started earlier or lasted longer.

Eastern Bankshares, Inc.
Director
2020 – 2026 · Public company (EBC)
Brightcove Inc.
Director
2017 – 2025 · Public company (BCOV)
Panera Brands, Inc.
Director
2023 – 2024 · Fenton, MO
Panera Holdings Corp.
Director
2019 – 2021 · Fenton, MO
Panera Bread Co.
Director
2012 – 2017 · Public company (PNRA)

Key Colleagues at Startups

The people Diane Hessan works with at each company, as listed on that company's latest Form D.

Panera Brands, Inc. · Form D/A, Oct 16, 2024
PG
MW
Mark Wooldridge
Executive officer
KM
Konrad Meyer
Director
TD
Thomas Dolan
Assistant Secretary
JD
Jose Duenas
Executive officer
OG
RS
PC
AM
Anna Makanju
Director
PM
DB
David Bell
Director
GP
MG
Marlene Gordon
Executive officer
PC
Paul Carbone
Executive officer
LR
Panera Holdings Corp. · Form D/A, Oct 13, 2021
HY
KM
Konrad Meyer
Director
OG
LR
MM
TD
Thomas Dolan
Vice President
PM
PC
NC
Niren Chaudhary
Executive officer
RS
MW
Mark Wooldridge
Executive officer
ES
Edwin Stedem
Executive officer
GK
Genevieve Kelly
Executive officer
SG
DB
David Bell
Director

Sources

  1. SECPanera Brands, Inc. Form D/A, filed Oct 16, 2024
  2. SECPanera Holdings Corp. Form D/A, filed Oct 13, 2021
  3. SECForms 3, 4 and 5 filed by Diane Hessan (SEC filer 1562506)