PETIQ - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Chairman of the Audit Committee
- Director
- Audit Committee
- Director / Chair of the Audit Committee / Investor Overview
Job Titles:
- Director
- Member of the Audit Committee
- Independent Director / Audit Committee
Walker serves as Chief Financial Officer ("CFO") of Cornerstone Brands, a subsidiary of Qurate Retail Inc., a multi-billion dollar holding company for QVC, HSN, Ballard Designs, and Frontgate among others. Over his eight year tenure at Cornerstone Brands, Walker served as Vice President of Finance and Corporate Controller prior to being promoted to CFO two years ago. He previously spent four years with Macys, Inc. as a Senior Director of Financial Planning and Accounting for its omni-channel business. Walker began his career in 1996 working for Procter & Gamble where he spent 13 years in roles of increasing responsibility before becoming Associate Director, Global Financial Planning and Analysis for the Family Health Business Unit. He graduated from Washington University with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and received his MBA from Xavier University. Walker has also been a lecturer for various courses at Miami of Ohio University's Farmer School of Business for the past seven years.
Job Titles:
- Director
- Member of the Audit Committee
- Member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
- Chief Marketing Officer of Ace Hardware Corporation
- Independent Director / Audit Committee
Ms. Lefko has served as the Chief Marketing Officer of Ace Hardware Corporation since 2018. She held positions with Weber-Stephen Products LLC including Chief Marketing Officer, General Manager and Executive Vice President of Marketing from 2013 to 2018. Ms. Lefko served as Senior Vice President of Sales and Company Officer of Marketing at Radio Flyer in 2010 to 2013. Prior to that, she served in positions at Graco Children's Products (a Newell Rubbermaid Company) from 2001 to 2010. Ms. Lefko earned a Bachelor of Applied Science in Marketing and Economics from Cornell University in 1995, completed Pricing and P&L Management curriculum in 2004 from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and Transformational Strategy program from the Kellogg School of Management in 2016.
Job Titles:
- Director
- Lead Independent Director
- Independent Director / Compensation Committee
- Managing Director of Eos Management, L.P
- Mark First / Director
Mr. First has served as the lead independent director of the Company since 2015. Mr. First is a Managing Director of Eos Management, L.P., an affiliate of Eos Capital Partners IV, L.P. and Eos Partners, L.P. (the "Eos Funds"), where he has been employed since March 1994. Mr. First was previously an investment banker with Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated from August 1991 until March 1994. Mr. First is a director of several privately owned companies, and he also has also been a director of Addus HomeCare, Inc. since 2009. We believe Mr. First's qualifications to serve as a director of our Company include his experience in business, corporate strategy and investment matters. Mr. First holds a Bachelor of Science from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School.
Job Titles:
- Chairman of the Board
- Chief Executive Officer
- Member of the Audit Committee
- Member of the Executive Management Team
- Member of the Management Team
Mr. Christensen co-founded PetIQ in 2010 and has served as our Chief Executive Officer since our inception and is a member of our board of directors. In 2015, Mr. Christensen was named Chairman of our board of directors. In addition to his leadership responsibilities as Chairman and CEO, Mr. Christensen's expertise in retail and consumer products has enabled PetIQ to deliver targeted and well executed commercial programs and products across the retail industry. Prior to founding PetIQ, Mr. Christensen gained extensive retail and management experience working at Albertson's and as an executive in consumer product companies selling to leading U.S. retailers. We believe Mr. Christensen's qualifications to serve as a director of our Company include his experience in the consumer and retail industries, his expertise in corporate strategy and development and his demonstrated business acumen. Mr. Christensen holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance from Boise State University.
Job Titles:
- COO
- Member of the Executive Management Team
- Member of the Management Team
- President
Mr. Smith joined PetIQ in May of 2019 as our Executive Vice President for the Product Division. Prior to joining PetIQ, he spent nine years in various leadership roles across the Consumables Merchandising Division at Walmart Inc., culminating with a four year tenure as Senior Director in the Pet Department. Prior to joining Walmart, Mr. Smith spent 10 years in the consumer goods industry with Procter & Gamble and Gillette, where he held a variety of roles across sales, finance and logistics. Mr. Smith earned a Bachelor's degree in Finance and Supply Chain Management from the University of Arkansas.
Job Titles:
- SVP, Sales ( Products Division )
R. Michael Herrman - Chief Legal Officer, EVP, Secretary
Job Titles:
- Corporate Secretary
- Executive Vice President
- General Counsel
- Member of the Executive Management Team
- Member of the Management Team
Mr. Herrman joined PetIQ as General Counsel in 2019 and currently serves as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. He has practiced law for more than 23 years within the life sciences industry. Prior to joining PetIQ, he spent 16 years at Boehringer Ingelheim with 12 years in its Animal Health business. Since Mr. Herrman joined Boehringer Ingelheim's Animal Health business in 2007, it grew from the 10th largest global biological and pharmaceutical animal health company to the second largest in the world in 2017. Mr. Herrman has been a key contributor to numerous mergers, acquisitions and divestiture activities, which were transformative to its Animal Health business. Mr. Herrman served in leadership roles for the acquisition of a substantial portion of the Fort Dodge® Animal Health assets from Pfizer®, Inc./Zoetis®, Inc., more than doubling the size of the Animal Health business in 2009 and the acquisition of Merial®, Inc. from Sanofi in 2017. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Connecticut, as well as a master's degree from S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communication and a law degree from Syracuse University College of Law. Prior to that, Mr. Herrman served in the United States Army.
Job Titles:
- Director
- Independent Director
- Member of the Audit Committee
- Member of the Compensation Committee
- Member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
Mr. Huff is currently the owner of a retail consulting firm, Amplify Retail Consulting LLC, which he started in June 2017. He previously served as Executive Vice President of the Consumables and Health & Wellness divisions at Walmart Stores, Inc. until his retirement in June 2017. Mr. Huff joined Walmart Stores, Inc. in 1994 and served in a variety of roles, including as Merchandise Manager, Divisional Merchandise Manager, Vice President and Regional Vice President. Mr. Huff earned a Bachelor of Science in Marketing from Missouri State University
Job Titles:
- Director
- Independent Director
- Member of the Compensation Committee
- Member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
- Co - Founder of the Women
Ms. Oloughlin has served as the co-founder of the Women on Boards Project and the JEDI (Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion) Collaborative since 2019. She served as the CEO and President of REBBL Inc., a premium, organic beverage brand powered by super herbs, from January 2015 to June 2019. Ms. Oloughlin is the co-founder and former CEO of Plum Organics and former CEO of Clif Bar & Company and previously served as the Executive Director for Entrepreneurial Studies at Stanford Graduate School of Business. Ms. Oloughlin is the author of Killing It: An Entrepreneur's Guide to Keeping Your Head Without Losing Your Heart. Ms. Oloughlin has served as a member of the Board of Advisors at S. Martinelli & Company since 2019. She has also served on the Board of Directors at One Step Closer to an Organic Sustainable Community (OSC2) since 2019. Ms. Oloughlin was a member of multiple Boards of Directors including Foodstirs Inc, Gardein Inc, ThinkThin LLC, Sugar Bowl Bakery as well as Boards of Advisors' positions including Rip Van Wafels, the American Sustainable Business Council and the Harvest Summit, an annual event inviting cross-industry executives and innovators of all types to connect and collaborate from 2011 through 2020. She was a faculty member at Sonoma State University and earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing from the University of Michigan in 1989 and an MBA in Marketing and Finance from the Kellogg School of Management in 1994.
Job Titles:
- Chief Financial Officer
- Member of the Executive Management Team
- Member of the Management Team
Mr. Glasman has served as our Chief Financial Officer since January 2022. He joined PetIQ with 20 years of CFO experience supporting high growth companies across the consumer, manufacturing and software industries to drive operational improvements and increased profitability. Prior to joining PetIQ, Glasman held various private and public company CFO positions with his longest tenure at Fox Factory Holdings Corp. ("Fox"), a designer, manufacturer and marketer of high-performance products and systems used primarily on bikes, side-by-side vehicles, ATVs, snowmobiles, motorcycles, automotive, and other off-road and on-road recreational vehicles with international operations. During his twelve year tenure as CFO of Fox, Glasman was an integral member of the executive team having successfully helped transition the business from a privately-held to a publicly-traded company, executing and integrating five strategic M&A transactions, and consistently aligning the organization to deliver on its stated financial objectives for 25 quarters driving both sales growth and margin expansion. Glasman began his career in public accounting as a CPA. He graduated from The Pennsylvania State University with a Bachelor of Science, Finance.