TIMOTHY P. COFER - Corporate Board Profile

CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2019-12-20	Timothy P. Cofer(5) 51 Mr. Cofer has been the Chief Executive Officer of the Company since October 2019. ... Digital Technology Committee: Currently, Messrs. Edwards, Metz and Cofer serve as members. DIRECTOR COMPENSATION TABLE: Mr. Cofer was not an employee during fiscal 2019, so his signing bonus does not appear in the Summary Compensation Table.
2020-12-23	Timothy P. Cofer Mr. Cofer has been the Chief Executive Officer of the Company since October 2019. Mr. Cofer has 30 years of experience in the consumer products industry. Most recently, Mr. Cofer served as Executive Vice President and Chief Growth Officer of Mondelēz International from 2016 to 2019. Prior to that role, he held leadership positions with P&L responsibility in many large domestic and international units including: President, Mondelēz Asia Pacific, Middle East Africa from 2013 to 2015, President Kraft Foods Europe from 2011 to 2013, President Kraft Pizza Company 2008 to 2010 and President Oscar Mayer Foods from 2006 to 2007. Mr. Cofer has an extensive track record of growing consumer products businesses both organically and through acquisitions. He has business leadership experience across general management, corporate strategy, marketing, sales, eCommerce, R&D, innovation, cost discipline and M&A in the consumer products industry. Our Executive Committee currently consists of Messrs. Brown, Cofer and Pennington. In August 2020, the Board adopted the Digital Technology Committee. Messrs. Cofer, Edwards and Metz serve as members. In February 2019, the Board created the Succession Committee to identify (with the assistance of a leading executive search firm) a successor to the prior Chief Executive Officer. During fiscal 2020, the Board expanded the scope of the Succession Committee to create the Talent, Capabilities & Succession Committee to identify critical capability gaps and oversee and review plans to develop these skills; and oversee and review plans for senior leader succession and training. Messrs. Cofer, Griffith and Ranelli and Ms. Springer served as members. The annual total compensation of Mr. Cofer, our Chief Executive Officer, was $4,442,117 in fiscal 2020, as reflected in the Summary Compensation Table above.
2021-12-27	Timothy P. Cofer (2)(5)(6) 53 Mr. Cofer has been the Chief Executive Officer of the Company since October 2019. Mr. Cofer has more than 30 years of experience in the consumer products industry. Most recently, Mr. Cofer served as Executive Vice President and Chief Growth Officer of Mondelēz International from 2016 to 2019. Prior to that role, he held leadership positions with profit and loss responsibility in many large domestic and international units including: President, Mondelēz Asia Pacific, Middle East Africa from 2013 to 2015, President Kraft Foods Europe from 2011 to 2013, President Kraft Pizza Company 2008 to 2010 and President Oscar Mayer Foods from 2006 to 2007. Mr. Cofer has an extensive track record of growing consumer products businesses both organically and through acquisitions. He has business leadership experience across general management, corporate strategy, marketing, sales, eCommerce, R&D, innovation, cost discipline and M&A in the consumer products industry. Our Executive Committee currently consists of Messrs. Brown, Cofer and Pennington. In August 2018, the Board created the Digital Technology Committee. Messrs. Cofer, Edwards (Chairman) and Ranelli serve as members. In February 2019, the Board created the Succession Committee to identify (with the assistance of a leading executive search firm) a successor to the prior Chief Executive Officer. During fiscal 2021, the Board expanded the scope of the Succession Committee to create the Talent, Capabilities & Succession Committee to identify critical capability gaps and oversee and review plans to develop these skills; and oversee and review plans for senior leader succession and training. Messrs. Cofer, Griffith (Chairman) and Ranelli and Ms. Springer served as members. Total compensation for Mr. Cofer in 2021 was $3,514,006.
2022-12-28	Timothy P. Cofer (2)(5) 54 Mr. Cofer has been the Chief Executive Officer of the Company since October 2019. Mr. Cofer has more than 30 years of experience in the consumer products industry. Mr. Cofer served as Executive Vice President and Chief Growth Officer of Mondelēz International from 2016 to 2019. Prior to that role, he held leadership positions with profit and loss responsibility in many large domestic and international units including: President, Mondelēz Asia Pacific, Middle East Africa from 2013 to 2015, President Kraft Foods Europe from 2011 to 2013, President Kraft Pizza Company 2008 to 2010 and President Oscar Mayer Foods from 2006 to 2007. Mr. Cofer has an extensive track record of growing consumer products businesses both organically and through acquisitions. He has business leadership experience across general management, corporate strategy, marketing, sales, eCommerce, R&D, innovation, cost discipline and M&A in the consumer products industry.