Brooks M. Pennington III has served as a director of Central Garden & Pet Company since 1998. He is co-owner of Pennington & Pennington, LLC, which provides management services for family entities involved in real estate development, student housing, timber production, farming, market investments and other businesses.
Mr. Pennington served as the Company's Chairman from February 2018 to September 2019 and was Director of Special Projects for the Company from October 2006 through March 2023. From 1994 through September 2006, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of Pennington Seed, Inc., a business that was acquired by the Company in 1998.
Mr. Pennington has over 45 years of work experience in the lawn & garden supplies industry, including 12 years as the former Chief Executive Officer of Pennington Seed, Inc. He also serves on the boards of several private companies and was a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of North Georgia from July 2005 through June 2023.