The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company announced that Mark D. Kingdon has been named to its Board of Directors. Kingdon has held senior executive positions ranging from president and CEO to founder of companies in the consumer, technology and digital spaces, among others. He has experience in finance, marketing, branding, innovation, business transformation and emerging technologies with a track record of achieving groundbreaking results.

Kingdon is founder of Quixotic Ventures, which invests in early stage consumer internet companies, and held board seats with TheRealReal.com, SAY Media Inc., Linden Lab and Organic Inc. as well as several nonprofits, such as Miami’s New World Symphony. He previously was CEO of Linden Lab (developer of Second Life - the early metaverse) and Organic Inc. He also was a managing partner at PwC, where he ran the retail and distribution industries consulting practice for the Americas. He holds an MBA from the Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania, and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Kingdon succeeds Gerald Volas, who resigned from the Board.