Item 3. Legal Proceedings
ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
Information regarding legal proceedings is included in Footnote 17 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 59 President and Chief Executive Officer
Mark J. Erceg 56 Chief Financial Officer
Bradford R. Turner 53 Chief Legal and Administrative Officer and Corporate Secretary
Tracy L. Platt 52 Chief Human Resources Officer
Melanie A. Huet 49 President, Home and Commercial – Home
Robert F. Posthauer 57 President, Home and Commercial – Commercial
Kristine K. Malkoski 65 President, Learning and Development
Nicolas Duran 50 President, Outdoor and 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 acquisition of Covidien. Earlier in her career, Ms. Platt also held human resources leadership positions at Cardinal Health, Lands’ End, and GE Healthcare.
Melanie A. Huet has served as President, Home and Commercial Solutions – Home since August 2025. Prior to this role, she served as Co-CEO, Home and Commercial Solutions of the Company from June 2025 to August 2025, as President, Brand Management and Innovation of the Company from February 2023 to May 2025, and as a consultant to the Company from October 2022 to January 2023. Prior to joining the Company, she served as Executive Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer at Serta Simmons Bedding LLC, a global sleep products company, between April 2021 and June 2022, and as its Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer between January 2019 and April 2021. Between July 2017 and October 2018, Ms. Huet served as Vice President, Beverages & Snack Nuts of Kraft Heinz, a global consumer packaged goods company. Previously, she served in various senior roles at Kimberly Clark, a global consumer packaged goods company, between 2011 and 2017, including Global Brand Director, Baby & Child
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Care from January 2016 to June 2017 and General Manager/Brand Director, Child Care from February 2014 to December 2015. Prior to that, Ms. Huet served in various sales and marketing leadership roles at Unilever, a global consumer packaged goods company, between 2005 and 2011. Ms. Huet serves on the Board of Directors of Quad/Graphics, Inc.
Robert F. Posthauer has served as President, Home and Commercial Solutions – Commercial since August 2025. Prior to this role he served as Senior Vice President and General Manager, Rubbermaid Commercial Products from May 2021 to August 2025. Prior to joining the Company, he served as Senior Vice President of Global Merchandising at Lowe’s Companies from September 2017 to December 2020. He also held a series of leadership roles at General Electric Appliances from 2004 to 2017, culminating in his position as Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing.
Kristine K. Malkoski has served as President, Learning and Development of the Company since August 2025. Prior to this role, she served as Segment CEO - Learning and Development of the Company from January 2023 to August 2025, 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, Ms. Malkoski served 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 President, Outdoor and Recreation of the Company since August 2025. Prior to this role, he served as Segment CEO - Outdoor and Recreation of the Company from January 2024 to August 2025. 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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