NICHOLAS LAHANAS

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CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2024-12-30	Nicholas Lahanas, 56, has served as Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Company since September 2024. From May 2017 until his appointment as Chief Executive Officer, he served as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Lahanas served as Senior Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer of the Company’s Pet Segment from April 2014 to May 2017 and Vice President of Corporate Financial Planning & Analysis from October 2011 to March 2014. Mr. Lahanas was the Director of Business Performance from March 2008 to October 2011, where his primary focus was on business unit profitability, and was a Finance Manager from October 2006 to March 2008 in the Company’s Garden Segment. Prior to joining Central, he worked in private equity and investment banking. Mr. Lahanas has strong financial expertise, having served as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, where he helped drive the company’s strategy and financial performance. He also has extensive knowledge of the pet and garden industries, having worked in various other roles throughout the Company, including in its Pet and Garden Segments. Mr. Lahanas has deep M&A experience, helping lead acquisitions at the Company and from his time in investment banking and private equity before joining the Company.

Filing Date

Source Excerpt

2024-12-30

Nicholas Lahanas, 56, has served as Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Company since September 2024. From May 2017 until his appointment as Chief Executive Officer, he served as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Lahanas served as Senior Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer of the Company’s Pet Segment from April 2014 to May 2017 and Vice President of Corporate Financial Planning & Analysis from October 2011 to March 2014. Mr. Lahanas was the Director of Business Performance from March 2008 to October 2011, where his primary focus was on business unit profitability, and was a Finance Manager from October 2006 to March 2008 in the Company’s Garden Segment. Prior to joining Central, he worked in private equity and investment banking. Mr. Lahanas has strong financial expertise, having served as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, where he helped drive the company’s strategy and financial performance. He also has extensive knowledge of the pet and garden industries, having worked in various other roles throughout the Company, including in its Pet and Garden Segments. Mr. Lahanas has deep M&A experience, helping lead acquisitions at the Company and from his time in investment banking and private equity before joining the Company.

Data sourced from SEC filings. Last updated: 2025-10-11