CHRISTOPHER T. METZ - Corporate Board Profile

CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2019-12-20	Christopher T. Metz(5) 54 Mr. Metz has served as director and Chief Executive Officer of Vista Outdoor Inc. since October 2017. ... Digital Technology Committee: Currently, Messrs. Edwards, Metz and Cofer serve as members. DIRECTOR COMPENSATION TABLE: Christopher T. Metz Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($) 72,000 Stock Awards ($) 20,018 Option Awards ($) 43,187 Total ($) 135,205
2020-12-23	Christopher T. Metz Mr. Metz has served as director and Chief Executive Officer of Vista Outdoor Inc. since October 2017. Prior to joining Vista Outdoor Inc., Mr. Metz served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Arctic Cat Inc., a manufacturer of all-terrain vehicles, recreational off-road vehicles and snowmobiles, from December 2014 to March 2017. He served as a Managing Director of Sun Capital Partners, Inc., a global private equity firm, from 2005 to July 2014. Prior to joining Sun Capital, Mr. Metz worked for Black & Decker, a manufacturer of power tools, accessories, hardware, home improvement products, and technology based fastening systems, for over 13 years, serving in a variety of capacities, including President of its Hardware and Home Improvement Group from 1999 to 2005. Mr. Metz has extensive consumer products experience and proven leadership, strategic decision making, and business performance skills and a background in private equity. The members of the Investment Committee, which was created in February 2017, are Messrs. Brown (Chairman), Edwards, Griffith, Pennington and Ranelli. In August 2018, the Board created the Digital Technology Committee. Messrs. Cofer, Edwards and Metz serve as members. The annual total compensation of Mr. Metz was $156,697 in fiscal 2020.
2021-12-27	Christopher T. Metz (3) 56 Mr. Metz has served as director and Chief Executive Officer of Vista Outdoor Inc. since October 2017. Prior to joining Vista Outdoor Inc., Mr. Metz served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Arctic Cat Inc., a manufacturer of all-terrain vehicles, recreational off-road vehicles and snowmobiles, from December 2014 to March 2017. He served as a Managing Director of Sun Capital Partners, Inc., a global private equity firm, from 2005 to July 2014. Prior to joining Sun Capital, Mr. Metz worked for Black & Decker, a manufacturer of power tools, accessories, hardware, home improvement products, and technology based fastening systems, for over 13 years, serving in a variety of capacities, including President of its Hardware and Home Improvement Group from 1999 to 2005. Mr. Metz has extensive consumer products experience and proven leadership, strategic decision making, and business performance skills and a background in private equity. During fiscal 2021, the members of the Audit Committee were Messrs. Dougher (Chairman) and Metz and Ms. Springer. Total compensation for Mr. Metz in 2021 was $205,838.
2022-12-28	Christopher T. Metz 57 Mr. Metz has served as director and Chief Executive Officer of Vista Outdoor Inc. since October 2017. Prior to joining Vista Outdoor Inc., Mr. Metz served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Arctic Cat Inc., a manufacturer of all-terrain vehicles, recreational off-road vehicles and snowmobiles, from December 2014 to March 2017. He served as a Managing Director of Sun Capital Partners, Inc., a global private equity firm, from 2005 to July 2014. Prior to joining Sun Capital, Mr. Metz worked for Black & Decker, a manufacturer of power tools, accessories, hardware, home improvement products, and technology based fastening systems, for over 13 years, serving in a variety of capacities, including President of its Hardware and Home Improvement Group from 1999 to 2005. Mr. Metz has extensive consumer products experience and proven leadership, strategic decision making, and business performance skills and a background in private equity.
2023-12-28	Christopher T. Metz served as CEO of Vista Outdoor Inc. He is a member of the Investment Committee. His total compensation for 2023 was $199,011.
2024-12-30	Christopher T. Metz, 59, has served as Director since 2019. Mr. Metz is President and CEO of Solo Brands, Inc. Director compensation table shows total compensation of $203,019.