CENTA - Central Garden & Pet Company
About Central Garden & Pet Company (https://www.central.com)
Central Garden & Pet Company produces and distributes various products for the lawn and garden, and pet supplies markets in the United States. It operates through two segments, Pet and Garden. The Pet segment provides dog and cat supplies, such as dog treats and chews, toys, pet beds and grooming products, waste management and training pads, and pet containment; supplies for aquatics, small animals, reptiles, and pet birds, including toys, cages and habitats, bedding, and food and supplements; animal and household health and insect control products; live fish and products for fish, reptiles, and other aquarium-based pets, such as aquariums, furniture and lighting fixtures, pumps, filters, water conditioners, food, and supplements; and products for horses and livestock, as well as outdoor cushions and pillows. This segment sells its products under the Aqueon, Cadet, Comfort Zone, Farnam, Four Paws, Kaytee, K&H Pet Products, Nylabone, and Zilla brands. The Garden segment offers lawn and garden supplies products that include grass seed; wild bird feed, bird feeders, bird houses, and other birding accessories; fertilizers; decorative outdoor lifestyle products; live plants; and weed and grass, as well as other herbicides, insecticide, and pesticide products. This segment sells its lawn and garden supplies products under the AMDRO, Ferry-Morse, Pennington, and Sevin brands, as well as under Bell Nursery, Lilly Miller, and Over-N-Out other brand names. Central Garden & Pet Company was founded in 1955 and is based in Walnut Creek, California.
Key Executives
| NAME | TITLE | DOB | SALARY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholas Lahanas | Chief Executive Officer & Director | 1969 | $905,740 USD |
| John Edward Hanson | President of Pet Consumer Products | 1965 | $609,755 USD |
| John D. Walker | President of Garden Consumer Products | 1958 | $608,929 USD |
| Howard A. Machek | Senior Vice President & Chief Accounting Officer | 1963 | $500,396 USD |
| Brad Smith | Chief Financial Officer | 1966 | $486,031 USD |
| William E. Brown | Founder & Chairman | 1941 | $335,279 USD |
| Apur Patel | Chief Legal Officer | – | – |
| Chris Walter | Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer | – | – |
| Friederike Edelmann | Vice President of Investor Relations | – | – |
| Marilyn Leahy | Senior Vice President of Human Resources | – | – |