The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. announced that it has named Chad Marquardt as President, North America. In this role, he will be responsible for leading strategy and execution in the U.S. and Canada and will be instrumental in delivering the company's multiyear Hain Reimagined strategic transformation. Reporting to Hain's President and Chief Executive Officer Wendy Davidson, Marquardt will be an appointed Executive Officer and will serve on the Executive Leadership Team.

His first day at Hain is March 25, 2024. Marquardt comes to Hain from Glanbia Performance Nutrition (GPN) where he was Chief Customer Officer - Americas, responsible for overseeing commercial delivery across the company's portfolio of snacks, beverages and supplement brands in the U.S., Canada and Latin America. Prior to GPN, Chad spent four years at Reckitt Benckiser, a prominent health, hygiene and nutrition company.

During his tenure, he held various executive roles in Retail Sales and Global Integration and was responsible for driving growth of its portfolio of brands including Enfamil baby formula, Clearasil personal care, and Lysol disinfectant, among others. Before Reckitt, Marquardt spent seven years at Mead Johnson Nutrition focused on customer development and retail sales in the U.S. and Canada. He began his career at Unilever where he held a variety of roles across Integrated Marketing, Customer Planning Strategy, Category Management, Shopper Marketing, and Brand Management.

Marquardt holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Management with a concentration in International Finance from Bradley University. He resides in Chicago with his wife and four kids and will connect into the company's global headquarters in Hoboken, NJ, as part of Hain Celestial's Hub Spoke agile working model.