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Central Garden & Pet To Expand Board Of Directors, Nominates Two New Independent Directors, Courtnee Chun And Daniel P. Myers
Company to Add Accomplished Leaders with Diverse Experience to the Board WALNUT CREEK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Central Garden & Pet Company (NASDAQ: CENT,
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nCompany to Add Accomplished Leaders with Diverse Experience to the Board\n\n WALNUT CREEK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nCentral Garden & Pet Company (NASDAQ: CENT, CENTA) (“Central”), a market leader in the garden and pet industries, today announced that it has nominated two new independent directors, Courtnee Chun and Daniel P. Myers, for election at the Company’s 2021 Annual Shareholder Meeting on February 9, 2021. On that day, Thomas P. Colligan will retire from the Company’s Board of Directors.\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20201223005368/en/Courtnee Chun (Photo: Business Wire)\nTheir nomination follows the appointment of Brendan P. Dougher in September 2020, and the retirement of Jack Balousek, who had served on the Central Board of Directors for 19 years and was the Company’s lead independent director.\n\nThe Company is pleased to announce that Beth Springer, a veteran of the consumer products industry and Central Board member since 2013, has been appointed lead independent director.\n\n“We would like to thank Jack Balousek and Tom Colligan for their significant contributions to Central Garden & Pet and many years of service on our Board,” said Bill Brown, Chairman of the Board of Central Garden & Pet. “We are pleased to nominate Courtnee Chun and Daniel Myers and look forward to their active participation. I am incredibly excited about the future – including the leadership of our CEO, Tim Cofer, and the new Central to Home strategy, which is a compelling roadmap to create shareholder value. To support our new strategy, we are adding expertise at both the management and Board levels.”\n\nIf elected, Ms. Chun and Mr. Myers would join the Company’s Board of Directors immediately after the annual meeting. Together with the Company’s other nominees, Central’s Board would be comprised of eleven directors.\n\nMs. Chun has more than 20 years of experience in corporate development and portfolio management in the telecommunications, media and technology sectors. She currently serves as Chief Portfolio Officer for Liberty Media Corporation, Qurate Retail, Inc., Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings, Inc. and Liberty Broadband Corporation. As Chief Portfolio Officer, Ms. Chun is responsible for monitoring and enhancing the operating performance of many of the Libert...