LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y.,
Nov. 7, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hain
Celestial Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: HAIN) ("Hain Celestial" or the
"Company"), a leading organic and natural products company with
operations in North America,
Europe, Asia and the Middle
East providing consumers with A Healthier Way of Life™,
today announced Javier H. Idrovo is
joining the Company as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer, effective December 2,
2019. Mr. Idrovo brings with him an extensive background in
corporate finance, strategy, and business development with nearly
30 years of executive leadership, strategy formulation and
oversight, financial planning and analysis, accounting, financial
reporting, tax and treasury experience.
"I am excited to welcome Javier to Hain Celestial. He has a
strong financial and strategic background and deep industry
experience, which will help him make an immediate impact at Hain
Celestial," said Mark L. Schiller,
Hain Celestial's President and Chief Executive Officer. "He joins
us at an ideal time as we accelerate our efforts to simplify our
organization, standardize key processes and eliminate inefficient
spending."
Prior to joining Hain Celestial, Mr. Idrovo held leadership
positions at The Hershey Company, serving most recently as Chief
Accounting Officer, with responsibilities for all aspects of its
accounting, tax and treasury functions as well as external
financial reporting and accounting policies and procedures. Prior
to becoming Chief Accounting Officer, he served in the roles of
Senior Vice President, Finance and Planning as well as Senior Vice
President, Strategy and Business Development. Prior to joining The
Hershey Company, Mr. Idrovo held roles of increasing responsibility
at Dole Food Company, Inc. including Chief Financial Officer and
then President of Dole Packaged Foods. Earlier in his career, Mr.
Idrovo worked at The Boston Consulting Group, Inc. where he was
responsible for analyzing issues of business strategy and
operational effectiveness, and recommending and implementing
strategic solutions.
Mr. Idrovo will succeed James
Langrock, who has served as the Company's Chief Financial
Officer for the past several years. Mr. Langrock will remain
at the Company through the end of the year to assist with the
transition and support other Company initiatives.
"James has been an integral member of our executive team having
led our financial team during our transformation. On behalf of our
management team and Board of Directors, I would like to thank him
for his many contributions in my onboarding and helping us to build
a stronger foundation to pave the way for our successful
turnaround," commented Mr. Schiller.
About The Hain Celestial Group, Inc.
The Hain
Celestial Group (Nasdaq: HAIN), headquartered in Lake Success, NY, is a leading organic and
natural products company with operations in North America, Europe, Asia
and the Middle East. Hain
Celestial participates in many natural categories with well-known
brands that include Almond Dream®, Bearitos®, Better Bean®,
BluePrint®, Casbah®, Celestial Seasonings®, Clarks™, Coconut
Dream®, Cully & Sully®, Danival®, DeBoles®, Earth's Best®,
Ella's Kitchen®, Europe's Best®,
Farmhouse Fare™, Frank Cooper's®,
Gale's®, Garden of Eatin'®, GG UniqueFiber™, Hain Pure Foods®,
Hartley's®, Health Valley®, Imagine™, Johnson's Juice Co.™, Joya®,
Lima®, Linda McCartney® (under license), MaraNatha®, Mary Berry (under license), Natumi®, New Covent
Garden Soup Co.®, Orchard House®, Rice Dream®, Robertson's®, Rudi's
Gluten-Free Bakery™, Rudi's Organic Bakery®, Sensible Portions®,
Spectrum® Organics, Soy Dream®, Sun-Pat®, Sunripe®, Terra®, The
Greek Gods®, Walnut Acres®, WestSoy®, Yorkshire Provender®, Yves
Veggie Cuisine® and William's™. The Company's personal care
products are marketed under the Alba Botanica®, Avalon Organics®,
Earth's Best®, JASON®, Live Clean® and Queen Helene® brands.
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