Corporate Governance

Board Of Directors

William E. Brown
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

John B. Balousek
Former President/COO - Foote, Cone & Belding Communications, Global Communications Company

David N. Chichester
Partner of Tatum CFO Partners, LLP, and Former Chief Financial Officer of Starbucks Coffee Japan, Ltd.

Brooks M. Pennington, III
Former President - Pennington Seed, Inc.

Alfred A. Piergallini
Former Chairman, President and CEO of Novartis Consumer Health Worldwide, and Former Chairman, President & CEO of Gerber Products Company

John R. Ranelli
Former CEO Mikasa, Inc. and Former Chairman, CEO and President of FGX International

Corporate Executives & Officers

Corporate Executive Officers

William E. Brown
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

Gus D. Halas
President and CEO - Central Operating Companies

Lori Varlas
Chief Financial Officer

George A. Yuhas
General Counsel

Janet M. Brady
Senior Vice President, Human Resources

Frank Palantoni
Executive Vice President and President - Pet Segment

Michael A. Reed
Executive Vice President

Corporate Officers

John A. Casella
Chief Information Officer

James V. Heim
President of Business Development

Timothy J. Kane
Director of Tax and Assistant Secretary

Howard Machek
Corporate Controller and Assistant Secretary

Carl Peterson
Vice President - Operations Improvement