Director

William E. Brown

Chairman of the Board·Central Garden & Pet Co

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Since 1980
Age 84
Tenure 46 yrs

Also at Central Garden & Pet Co

CC Courtnee Chun Director BD Brendan P. Dougher Director NL Nicholas Lahanas Director and Chief Executive Officer RL Randal D. Lewis Director CM Christopher T. Metz Director BI Brooks M. Pennington III Director

Roles

Organization Role Dates Details
Central Garden & Pet Co Chairman of the Board 1980–present Current role
Central Garden & Pet Company Chairman of the Board 1980–February 2018 Served as Chairman prior to resuming the role in September 2019.
Central Garden & Pet Company Chief Executive Officer 1980–2003; 2007–2013 Founder-CEO across two tenures.
Vivitar Corporation Senior Vice President 1977–1980 Responsible for Finance, Operations and Research & Development.
McKesson Corporation Data processing leadership 1972–1977 Oversaw its 200-site data processing organization.
McCormick, Inc. Manufacturing, engineering and data processing roles first 10 years of career
Central Garden & Pet Chief Executive Officer 1980-2003, 2007-2013
Vivitar Corp. Senior Vice President 1977-1980

Related

Source: Central Garden & Pet Co SEC filings and official company website

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