Central Garden & Pet Announces Executive Appointments
October 06 2016 - 4:25PM
Business Wire
Central Garden & Pet Company (NASDAQ:CENT) (NASDAQ:CENTA), a
leading innovator, marketer and producer of quality branded
products for the lawn and garden and pet supplies markets, today
announced the appointment of two senior executives, effective
October 10, 2016, that will help drive the Company’s growth
initiatives in the years ahead.
William Lynch will be joining the firm as Sr. Vice President of
Operations. Lynch most recently served as Sr. Vice President –
Global Operations for Moen, Inc. and was responsible for supply
chain strategy, engineering, strategic sourcing, planning,
manufacturing, logistics, quality, and customer service. Prior to
his time at Moen, Lynch spent over thirty years at The Clorox
Company in numerous management positions, the last of which was
Vice President Product Supply Global Operations. Lynch will report
to President and CEO George Roeth. Lynch holds an MBA from Georgia
State and a BS from Georgia Tech in Mechanical Engineering.
Rodolfo Spielmann, currently a consultant to the Company, has
been named President of Pet Consumer Products. Spielmann has 23
years of broad consumer packaged goods experience in a variety of
leadership and marketing roles in the U.S. and internationally,
most recently with Mars, Inc. as the Global President of Nutro and
North American Pet Specialty. Prior to his role at Mars, Spielmann
worked for a number of consumer products companies, including Del
Monte Foods, H.J. Heinz, and Procter & Gamble. Spielmann holds
a Masters and Bachelor degree in Engineering Sciences from
Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile and will also report to
President and CEO George Roeth.
Roeth commented, “I am pleased to add the caliber of talent that
Bill and Rodolfo bring to Central. Along with our existing strong
business unit leaders and dedicated and passionate workforce, these
two leaders will help spearhead initiatives to drive top-line
growth and focus on continuous cost improvement, both with the goal
of driving sustainable profit growth in the years ahead.”
About Central Garden &
Pet
Central Garden & Pet Company is a leading innovator,
marketer and producer of quality branded products for the lawn
& garden and pet supplies markets. Committed to new product
innovation, our products are sold to specialty independent and mass
retailers. Participating categories in Lawn & Garden include:
Grass seed and the brands PENNINGTON®, and THE REBELS®; wild bird
feed and the brand PENNINGTON®; weed and insect control and the
brands AMDRO®, SEVIN®, IRONITE® and OVER-N-OUT®; and decorative
outdoor patio products under the PENNINGTON® brand. We also provide
a host of other regional and application-specific garden brands and
supplies. Participating categories in Pet include: Animal health
and the brands ADAMS™ and ZODIAC®; aquatics and reptile and the
brands AQUEON®, CORALIFE® and ZILLA®; bird & small animal and
the brands KAYTEE®, Forti-Diet® and CRITTER TRAIL®; dog & cat
and the brands TFH™, NYLABONE®, FOUR PAWS®, IMS™, CADET®, PINNACLE®
and AVODERM®; and equine and the brands FARNAM®, HORSE HEALTH™ and
VITAFLEX®. We also provide a host of other application-specific pet
brands and supplies. Central Garden & Pet Company is based in
Walnut Creek, California, and has approximately 3,700 employees,
primarily in North America. For additional information on Central
Garden & Pet Company, including access to the Company's SEC
filings, please visit the Company's website at www.central.com.
“Safe Harbor” Statement under the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995: The statements contained in this release which
are not historical facts, including expectations for future growth,
are forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially
from those set forth in or implied by forward-looking statements.
All forward-looking statements are based upon the Company’s current
expectations and various assumptions. There are a number of risks
and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ
materially from the forward-looking statements contained in this
release including, but not limited to, the following factors:
- seasonality and fluctuations in the
Company’s operating results and cash flow;
- fluctuations in market prices for seeds
and grains and other raw materials and the Company’s ability to
pass through cost increases in a timely manner;
- adverse weather conditions;
- the impending retirement of our CEO,
the transition to his successor, our dependence upon our key
executives, and the ability to execute on our succession plan;
- dependence on a small number of
customers for a significant portion of our business;
- uncertainty about new product
innovations and marketing programs; and
- competition in our industries
These risks and others are described in the Company’s Securities
and Exchange Commission filings. The Company undertakes no
obligation to publicly update these forward-looking statements to
reflect new information, subsequent events or otherwise.
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