Ken Elsbury
Chief People Officer and Life Sciences Lead
Ken is Chief People Officer and leads the Life Sciences business at Central Garden & Pet. He joined Central in 2020 as Senior Vice President of the company’s Central Life Sciences business, which is dedicated to consumer and professionally applied solutions supporting human and animal health. In his role as Chief People Officer, Ken leads the company’s culture and employee-focused strategies, and he continues to oversee the Central Life Sciences business.
Ken is a people-focused leader with over 32 years of general management, supply chain management, and commercial leadership experience in the consumer-packaged goods industry and in the agricultural inputs industry. Prior to joining Central, he served as the CEO of Sun Gro Horticulture.
Ken was born and raised on a family farm in Indiana, was a 10 year 4-H member and has an impressive background of volunteerism and contributions across an assortment of industry boards. Ken has a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering from Purdue University with an emphasis in management accounting and organizational behavior.