Central Garden & Pet Company Names New Independent Director
June 17 2019 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Central Garden & Pet Company (NASDAQ: CENT) (NASDAQ: CENTA),
a leading innovator, producer and distributor of branded and
private label products for the lawn & garden and pet supplies
markets, today announced that it has elected a new independent
director, Michael Griffith, to the Company’s Board of Directors,
effective June 15, 2019. The election of Mr. Griffith increases
Central’s Board to eleven directors.
Mr. Griffith has more than 35 years of experience in the
consumer products industry. For the first 24 years of his career,
Mr. Griffith worked for Procter & Gamble in several different
capacities across multiple business units, both domestically and
internationally, culminating with his last five years with the
company as President, Global Beverages. During his tenure at
Procter & Gamble, Mr. Griffith was successful in growing
revenues organically and through acquisition, as well as market
share and profitability, by developing industry-leading innovation
and establishing best-in-class cost structures. He also was
instrumental in launching exclusive partnerships that established
joint standards and innovation platforms. Subsequent to his Procter
& Gamble experience, Mr. Griffith led Activision Publishing as
its President & CEO, driving higher organic growth and margin
expansion while guiding the company to a market-leading position in
its industry, and ultimately resulting in a strategic merger with
Blizzard Entertainment. Mr. Griffith is currently the lead
independent director for Dave & Buster’s Entertainment,
Inc.
“The Board is very pleased to have Mike join us,” said Sonny
Pennington, Chairman of the Board of Central Garden & Pet. “His
broad experience in consumer products, his demonstrated success in
bringing new products to market, and his strong focus on driving
synergies and bringing down costs is a great fit with Central’s
current priorities and goals.” Pennington continued, “Mike is also
well-versed in licensing activities and in partnering with other
organizations both domestically and internationally. This
experience, as well his expertise in guiding an organization’s
M&A efforts, will be very helpful to Central, which continues
to explore additional ways to grow organically and through
acquisition.”
Mr. Griffith earned a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from
Albion College and an MBA from the University of Michigan. He
resides in Menlo Park, California.
About Central Garden &
Pet
Central Garden & Pet Company is a leading innovator,
producer and distributor of branded and private label 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®, and OVER-N-OUT®; fertilizer and the
brands PENNINGTON® and IRONITE®; live plants from BELL NURSERY;
outdoor cushions and pillows from ARDEN COMPANIES; 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™, COMFORT ZONE®, FARNAM®, HORSE HEALTH™ and
VITAFLEX®; aquatics and reptile and the brands AQUEON®, CORALIFE®,
SEGREST™ and ZILLA®; bird & small animal and the brands
KAYTEE®, Forti-Diet® and CRITTER TRAIL®; and dog & cat and the
brands TFH™, NYLABONE®, FOUR PAWS®, IMS®, CADET®, DMC™, K&H Pet
Products™, PINNACLE® and AVODERM®. 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 5,400 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.
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