John Ranelli — Consultant & Director at Central Garden & Pet Company

Mr. John R. Ranelli has been Consultant of Central Garden & Pet Company since June 1, 2016. Mr. Ranelli serves as an Operating Executive at TriArtisan Capital Advisors LLC. Mr. Ranelli served as the Chief Executive Officer and President of Central Garden & Pet Company since February 2013 until June 1, 2016 and served as its Principal Financial Officer since February 18, 2016. Mr. Ranelli has been an Acting President of the Pet segment at Central Garden & Pet Company since March 7, 2013. Mr. Ranelli served as the Chief Executive Officer at Woolrich, Inc. from March 2012 to February 11, 2013, and he also served as a President at the firm. He served as the Chief Executive Officer and President at Mikasa, Inc. from 2007 to 2008. He served as the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of FGX International Holdings Limited from 1999 to 2006. From 1996 to 1999, Mr. Ranelli served as an Executive Vice President of Stride Rite Corporation. Prior to that, he served as the Chief Operating Officer of Decker's Outdoor Corporation. Mr. Ranelli has also held executive positions with TLC Beatrice and The Timberland Company. He has been the Non-Executive Chairman of Woolrich since 2011. He has been an Executive Director at Amscan Holdings, Inc. since 2005 and Director at Central Garden & Pet Company since April 2010. He has been a Director at General Nutrition Centers Inc. since July 6, 2006. Mr. Ranelli served as a Director of General Nutrition Centers, Inc. from July 6, 2006 to March 2007. Mr. Ranelli served eight years in the U.S. Navy. He served as a Director of FGX International Holdings Limited. In the past, Mr. Ranelli has served on the board of directors of GNC, and Deckers Outdoor Corporation. He served as a Director of Party City Holdings Inc. until August 2008. Mr. Ranelli has over 35 years of experience in consumer products with particular expertise in branding. He holds an MBA from Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth and a B.A. in History from College of the Holy Cross.