Item 3. Legal Proceedings
ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
Information regarding legal proceedings is included in Footnote 18 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements and is incorporated by reference herein.
ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Not applicable.
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SUPPLEMENTARY ITEM — INFORMATION ABOUT OUR EXECUTIVE OFFICERS:
Name Age Title
Christopher H. Peterson 58 President and Chief Executive Officer
Mark J. Erceg 55 Chief Financial Officer
Bradford R. Turner 52 Chief Legal and Administrative Officer and Corporate Secretary
Tracy L. Platt 51 Chief Human Resources Officer
Michael P. McDermott 54 Segment CEO, Home & Commercial Solutions
Kristine K. Malkoski 64 Segment CEO, Learning & Development
Nicolas Duran 49 Segment CEO, Outdoor & Recreation
Christopher H. Peterson has been Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) of the Company since May 2023 and President since May 2022. He served as Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) of the Company between December 2018 and January 2023. Mr. Peterson also served as President, Business Operations from February 2020 to May 2022 and as Interim CEO from June 2019 until October 2019. From April 2018 to August 2018, Mr. Peterson served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (“COO”), Operations of Revlon, Inc., a global beauty company. Before that, Mr. Peterson served as both Revlon’s COO, Operations and CFO from June 2017 until March 2018, and as COO, Operations from April 2017 until June 2017. Prior to his positions at Revlon, Mr. Peterson held several senior management roles at Ralph Lauren Corporation, a designer, marketer, and distributor of premium lifestyle products, including serving as President, Global Brands from April 2015 to May 2016, Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer & CFO from November 2013 to March 2015, and Senior Vice President and CFO from September 2012 to November 2013. Previously, Mr. Peterson held several financial management positions at The Procter & Gamble Company, a global consumer products company, from 1992 to 2012. Mr. Peterson serves on the Board of Directors of BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.
Mark J. Erceg has been CFO of the Company since January 2023. Previously, Mr. Erceg served as the Executive Vice President and CFO of Cerner Corporation, a health care information technology company, from February 2021 until July 2022. From October 2016 to January 2021, he served as Executive Vice President and CFO of Tiffany & Company, a manufacturer and retailer of luxury jewelry. Prior to that, Mr. Erceg served as Executive Vice President and CFO of Canadian Pacific Railway from May 2015 to September 2016 and as Executive Vice President and CFO of Masonite International, a global building products company, from June 2010 to May 2015. Previously, Mr. Erceg held several financial and business management positions at The Procter & Gamble Company, a global consumer products company, from 1992 to 2010.
Bradford R. Turner has been Chief Legal and Administrative Officer and Corporate Secretary of the Company since August 2017 and served as Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary from April 2016 to August 2017. Prior to this role, he served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary from March 2015 to March 2016. Mr. Turner joined the Company in 2004 and has served in various legal roles including Vice President and Deputy General Counsel from October 2011 to March 2015, and Group Vice President & General Counsel, Office Products, from June 2007 to October 2011.
Tracy L. Platt has served as Chief Human Resources Officer of the Company since December 2023. Prior to joining the Company, she served as Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer of Cerner Corporation, a health care information technology company, from July 2019 to August 2022. Prior to that, Ms. Platt held various human resource leadership roles between 2009 and 2019 at Medtronic Inc., a medical equipment manufacturer, including Vice President of Human Resources and integration leader during Medtronic’s $50 billion acquisition of Covidien. Earlier in her career, Ms. Platt also held human resources leadership positions at Cardinal Health, Lands’ End, and GE Healthcare.
Michael P. McDermott has served as Segment CEO, Home and Commercial Solutions of the Company since January 2023. Prior to this role, he served as Business Unit CEO, Commercial of the Company from January 2020 through January 2023. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. McDermott served as President of Omni-Channel Retail at Bass Pro Shops in 2019. Previously, Mr. McDermott served as Executive Vice President and Chief Customer Officer at Lowe’s Companies Inc. from 2016 to 2019; Chief Merchandising Officer from 2014 to 2016; and Senior Vice President and General Merchandise Manager, Building and Maintenance from 2013 to 2014. Prior to working with Lowe’s Companies Inc., Mr. McDermott held various management roles at General Electric Company.
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Kristine K. Malkoski has served as Segment CEO, Learning and Development of the Company since January 2023. Prior to this role, she served as Business Unit CEO, Writing of the Company from April 2022 through January 2023 and Business Unit CEO, Food of the Company from February 2020 through January 2023. Prior to joining the Company, from April 2019 to January 2020, Ms. Malkoski was Chief Executive Officer, Americas, for Arc International, a global manufacturer of glassware products for the housewares industry, where she was responsible for housewares sales, marketing, manufacturing and distribution across North and South America. From January 2015 to August 2017, Ms. Malkoski served as President, Global Business and Chief Commercial Officer for World Kitchen, a privately owned international housewares company, where she oversaw operations for its retail stores, and, previously, from June 2012 to January 2015, as President, North America, Chief Innovation Officer, and President North America Household for World Kitchen. Prior thereto, Ms. Malkoski served as Vice President and General Manager of the Craftsman division of Sears Holding Company and in various other management roles at Sears, Ubiquity Brands and Procter & Gamble. From 1997 to 2002, Ms. Malkoski founded and served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Pharmaceutical Corporation of America, the first contract product management company for the prescription drug industry.
Nicolas Duran has served as Segment CEO, Outdoor and Recreation of the Company since January 2024. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Duran held several leadership roles at Dorel Industries Inc., a global manufacturer of juvenile and home products, from March 2012 to December 2023, including President and CEO, Juvenile Group from November 2016 to December 2023; President, Canada and Latin America, Dorel Juvenile from February 2015 to November 2016; and Group Chief Operating Officer, South America from March 2012 to February 2015. Mr. Duran started his career at Reebok International, which was acquired by the Adidas Group, where he spent 14 years, from 1998 to 2012, in various roles of increasing responsibility in marketing, operations and sales, including serving as Vice President, Latin America, Reebok Brand, and Vice President, Americas and Europe, the Middle East and Africa Distribution, Rockport Brand.
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