Spotlight on the CEO
Meet Niko Lahanas, Chief Executive Officer of Central Garden & Pet Company (Central), in our latest executive profile.
Lahanas became Chief Executive Officer of Central in September 2024, where he leads the broad $3.2 billion portfolio of more than 65 pet and garden brands with a team of over 6,000 employees, primarily across the United States.
From 2017 until he became CEO, Niko served as Chief Financial Officer at Central. He joined Central in 2006 and has held a variety of finance positions within the company, including Senior Vice President of Finance, Operations Management & Reporting; Chief Financial Officer of the Pet Segment; Vice President of Corporate Financial Planning & Analysis; and Director of Business Performance of the Garden segment, focusing on business unit profitability.
Before joining Central, Niko worked in private equity and investment banking for over eight years. Niko earned his BA in Psychology from the University of California, Berkeley, and his MBA from The George Washington University.
Thanks to Friederike Edelmann, Vice President, Investor Relations & Corporate Sustainability at Central, for arranging this interview.
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