Mary Beth Springer has served as a director of Central Garden & Pet Company since 2013 and as the Company's lead independent director from October 2020 to October 2023 and again beginning in October 2024. She served as Interim Chief Executive Officer of the Company from October 2023 to September 2024.
From 2009 to 2011, Ms. Springer served as Executive Vice President and General Manager of The Clorox Company. She was Clorox's Group Vice President – Strategy and Growth from 2007 until 2009, Group Vice President and General Manager of the Specialty Division from 2005 to 2007, and Vice President and General Manager of the Glad Products Business Unit from 2002 through 2004. She joined Clorox in 1990 as associate marketing manager for household products and subsequently held marketing positions of increasing responsibility.
As a former senior executive of one of the country's leading consumer products companies, Ms. Springer brings significant experience in general management, marketing, sales and branding, and many other aspects of operating a public consumer products company.