CFO Blade Departs
January 15 2010 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Central Garden & Pet Company (NASDAQ:CENT) (NASDAQ:CENTA)
today announced that Jeffrey A. Blade, who joined the Company as
Chief Financial Officer in September 2009, has resigned by mutual
agreement with Central’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,
William E. Brown.
Stuart W. Booth, Central’s former CFO, who retired in 2009, has
agreed to return on an interim basis as CFO pending completion of a
search for a permanent successor.
"Jeff’s departure is by mutual agreement. He is a true
professional and we wish him well," said Mr. Brown. He continued,
"We are grateful to Stu for stepping back into the full-time role
pending our new search. We remain committed to our program to drive
improved capital efficiency and margins and believe we are well
positioned to pursue new growth strategies."
Eileen VanEss Joins As Vice President of Investor
Relations
Separately, Central announced that Eileen VanEss has joined as
Vice President of Investor Relations. Previously, Eileen was Vice
President of Investor Relations, Treasury and Tax at LeapFrog
Enterprises, a leading developer and marketer of technology-based
educational products. Her responsibilities included investor
communications and reporting, as well as leadership in the areas of
risk management, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, tax and accounting.
Prior to LeapFrog, Eileen's experience included more than twenty
years of progressively responsible leadership in domestic and
international finance, investor relations and audit with global
companies including Levi Strauss, CB Richard Ellis, Quaker Oats,
MetLife, McDonald's Corporation and Deloitte & Touche. Eileen
is a current CPA and CFA Level II candidate. She earned her MBA in
Finance and Accounting from the University of Chicago.
Said Mr. Brown, "We welcome Eileen to Central and look forward
to her insights and contributions."
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 including the brands PENNINGTON®, SMART SEED™ and THE
REBELS™; wild bird feed and the brands PENNINGTON® and KAYTEE®; weed and insect control and the
brands AMDRO®, SEVIN®,
IRONITE® and Over ‘N Out®; and decorative outdoor patio products
and the brands NORCAL®, NEW ENGLAND POTTERY® and MATTHEWS FOUR
SEASONS™. 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 OCEANIC®, AQUEON™ and
ZILLA™; bird & small animal and the brands KAYTEE®, SUPER PET®
and CRITTER TRAIL®; dog & cat and the brands TFH®, NYLABONE®,
FOUR PAWS®, PINNACLE® and Avoderm®; and equine and the brands
FARNAM®, BRONCO® and SUPER MASK®. 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 4,000 employees, primarily in North America and
Europe. 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 potential capital efficiency
and margin improvements and new growth strategies, 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.
These risks are described in the Company's Annual Report on Form
10-K, filed November 20, 2009, and other Securities and Exchange
Commission filings. Central undertakes no obligation to publicly
update these forward-looking statements to reflect new information,
subsequent events or otherwise.
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