| Mary Beth Springer |
Mary Beth Springer is currently the Chief Executive Officer & Lead Director at Central Garden & Pet Co. She is also a Director at Coyote Point Museum, Business for Diplomatic Action, Inc., and Amy's Kitchen UK Ltd. Additionally, she serves as a Trustee at Bryn Mawr College. Previously, she held the position of Lead Independent Director at Nature's Sunshine Products, Inc. from 2013 to 2023. Prior to that, she was the Executive Vice President & General Manager at The Clorox Co. from 2009 to 2011. Ms. Springer completed her undergraduate degree at Bryn Mawr College in 1986 and earned an MBA from Harvard Business School in 1990. |
| William E. Brown |
William E. Brown is the founder. He founded Central Garden & Pet Co. in 1980 and currently holds the title of Chairman. Prior to founding Central Garden & Pet Co., he worked at Vivitar Corp. as a Senior Vice President from 1977 to 1980. |
| Nicholas Lahanas |
Nicholas Lahanas is the founder of Magellan Global Fund LP, which was founded in 2006. He is currently a Director at Crater Mountain Resources, Inc. since 2007, a Director at Union Pacific Resource Group, Inc. since 2007, and the Chief Financial Officer & Senior Vice President at Central Garden & Pet Co. since 2017. Mr. Lahanas previously worked as a Director at Pantoro Ltd., Vice President-Capital Markets at YA Global Investments LP from 2002 to 2004, Vice President-Capital Markets at Yorkville Advisors LLC, and Associate-Technology Investment Banking Group at FBR Capital Markets & Co. (Old). He holds an MBA from George Washington University and an undergraduate degree from the University of California, Berkeley (conferral date: 1991). |
| Aron Kolosik |
Aron Kolosik is currently the Chief Supply Chain Officer at Central Garden & Pet Co. He obtained his undergraduate degree from Iowa State University. |
| Howard Machek |
Howard Machek is currently working as the Chief Accounting Officer & Senior Vice President at Central Garden & Pet Co. He started this position in 2017. Mr. Machek completed his undergraduate degree at California State University-East Bay. |
| Ken Elsbury |
Ken Elsbury is currently the Chief People Officer & Lead-Life Sciences at Central Garden & Pet Co. He previously served as the Chief Executive Officer at Sun Gro Horticulture, Inc. |
| Chris Walter |
Chris Walter is currently the Chief Information Officer & Senior Vice President at Central Garden & Pet Co. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Illinois. |
| Mike McGoohan |
Mike McGoohan is currently the Chief Marketing Officer at Central Garden & Pet Co. He previously worked as a Vice President at Mondelez International, Inc. and as the Chief Marketing Officer at Performance Health, Inc. McGoohan received an undergraduate degree from Boston College and an MBA from the Stephen M. Ross School of Business. |
| Brooks M. Pennington |
Brooks M. Pennington is currently a Director at Central Garden & Pet Co. since 2019 and a Trustee at University of North Georgia Foundation, Inc. |
| John D. Walker |
John D. Walker is currently the President-Garden Consumer Products at Central Garden & Pet Co. He completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Louisville. |
| John Hanson |
John Hanson is currently the President-Consumer Pet Products at Central Garden & Pet Co. He previously served as the Chief Executive Officer at Oasis Brands, Inc. from 2015 to 2017 and as the President-Frozen Foods Division at Conagra Brands, Inc. from 2008 to 2012. Mr. Hanson obtained his undergraduate degree and MBA from the University of Wisconsin. |
| Lisa Coleman |
Lisa Coleman is an Independent Director at Central Garden & Pet Co. and a Talent Advisor at Vocap Investment Partners LLC. She previously worked as a Managing Director at Russell Reynolds Associates, Inc. and as a Partner-Retail Practice & Head-eCommerce at Ferry International Srl. Coleman completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Florida. |
| Brendan P. Dougher |
Brendan P. Dougher is an Independent Director at Central Garden & Pet Co. He is also a Director at United Way of New York City, New Jersey Performing Arts Center Corp., Foreign Policy Association, and a Member of The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants. Additionally, he is a Trustee at Community Foundation of New Jersey and a former Director & Managing Partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. He is also a former Member of New Jersey State Society of Certified Public Accountants. |
| Michael J. Griffith |
Michael J. Griffith is an Independent Director at Central Garden & Pet Co. and at Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. He is also a Director at Otello Medical, Inc. Previously, he served as the President & Chief Executive Officer of EAT Club, Inc. from 2016 to 2018. Prior to that, he was the President & Chief Executive Officer of Activision Publishing, Inc. from 2005 to 2010. He then became the Vice Chairman of Activision Blizzard, Inc. from 2010 to 2016. He also served as the President-Global Beverage Division at Procter & Gamble Co. from 1981 to 2005. Additionally, he held the position of Vice President, GM-Fabric & Home Care at Procter & Gamble Japan KK and Procter & Gamble Korea, Inc. from 1997 to 1999. Mr. Griffith holds an undergraduate degree from Albion College and an MBA from the University of Michigan. |
| John R. Ranelli |
John R. Ranelli is currently an Independent Director at Central Garden & Pet Co. and a Director at Ortholite Holdings LLC. Previously, he served as the President & Chief Executive Officer of Mikasa, Inc. from 2007 to 2008, Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer of FGX International, Inc. from 1999 to 2006, Non-Executive Chairman of Woolrich, Inc. from 2012 to 2016, Director at Deckers Outdoor Corp. in 1996, Director at Amscan Holdings, Inc. from 2005 to 2008, Director at GNC Corp. from 2006 to 2007, and Director at Party City Holdings, Inc. from 2005 to 2008. He also held positions as Principal at The Stride Rite Corp., Timberland LLC, and TLC Beatrice International Holdings, Inc., as well as being a Member of the Executive Council at Bunker Hill Management LLC. Mr. Ranelli holds an MBA from Dartmouth College and an undergraduate degree from the College of the Holy Cross (Massachusetts). |
| Courtnee Alice Chun |
Courtnee Alice Chun is an Independent Director at Central Garden & Pet Co. She is also a Director at Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains Action Fund and a Vice President-Investor Relations at Starz Entertainment LLC. In the past, she has worked as a Director at Expedia Group, Inc. and HSN, Inc. She has also held positions at LendingTree, Inc., Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains, Inc., Level 3 Parent LLC, FirstWorld Communications, Inc., Level 3 Communications LLC, Liberty Media Corp., New Global Telecom, Inc., J.P. Morgan & Co., Inc. (Old), Liberty Media Corp. Liberty Entertainment, Liberty Media Corp. Liberty Starz, Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings, Inc., GCI Liberty, Inc., Liberty Broadband Corp., and Qurate Retail, Inc. Ms. Chun completed her undergraduate degree at Claremont McKenna College. |
| Christopher T. Metz |
Christopher T. Metz currently works at Solo Brands, Inc., as President, Chief Executive Officer & Director from 2024, Central Garden & Pet Co., as Independent Director from 2019, AccuDial, Inc., as Director from 2010, and Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation, as Director from 2018. Mr. Metz also formerly worked at Arctic Cat, Inc., as President, Chief Executive Officer & Director from 2014 to 2017, Vista Outdoor, Inc., as Chief Executive Officer & Director from 2017 to 2023, Colfax Fluid Handling LLC, as President, Chief Executive Officer & Senior VP in 2014, Vince Holding Corp., as Chairman from 2008 to 2014, Kellwood Co. LLC, as Director, Vince Holding Corp., as Lead Independent Director in 2014, Sun Capital Partners, Inc., as Managing Director, Acushnet Holdings Corp., as Independent Director from 2016 to 2018, The Black & Decker Corp., as President-Hardware & Home Improvement Group from 1992 to 2005, Kwikset Corp., as President, Pfister, as President, and Baldwin Hardware Corp., as President. Mr. Metz received his undergraduate degree in 1987 from the University of Delaware and undergraduate degree in 1992 from Kenan-Flagler Business School. |
