Biography

• Mr. Brewster is a seasoned consumer packaged goods chief executive officer of public and private companies and general management acumen that has led to driving top and bottom-line growth throughout his career.
• Mr. Brewster provides the Board with experience in corporate leadership, public company operations, and an understanding of the pet and consumer packaged goods industries
• Mr. Brewster has been a member of our Board of Directors since January 2011 and is the Chairperson of the Compensation and Human Capital Management Committee.

Since 2013, Mr. Brewster has served as the Chief Executive Officer of CECP, a coalition of chief executive officers from over 200 large cap companies focused on driving sustainable business and improving communication with strategic investors. Since 2008, Mr. Brewster has also been the founder and chief executive officer of Brookside Management, LLC, a boutique consulting firm that provides C-level consulting and support to consumer companies and service providers to the industry. Mr. Brewster serves as an Operating Advisor to The Carlyle Group and previously served as a Management Advisor to MidOcean Partners. Mr. Brewster served as the Chief Executive Officer of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc. from March 2006 through January 2008. From 1996 to 2006, Mr. Brewster was a senior executive at Nabisco, Inc. and Kraft, Inc. (which acquired Nabisco in 2000), where he served in numerous senior executive roles, most recently as Group Vice President and President, Snacks, Biscuits and Cereal. Before joining Nabisco, Mr. Brewster served as Managing Director, Campbell’s Grocery Products Ltd.—UK, Vice-President, Campbell’s Global Strategy, and Business Director, Campbell’s U.S. Soup. Mr. Brewster serves on the boards of The Bazooka Companies, LLC and Mother Administered Nutritive Assistance (MANA), and previously served on the board of E*Trade Financial Services, Inc.