Board of Directors
McCord Christensen
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board
Mr. Christensen 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.
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.
Scott Huff
Director
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
Kim Lefko
Director
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.
Sheryl O'Loughlin
Director
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.
Kenneth Walker
Director
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.
Allan Hall
Director
Mr. Hall retired from Deloitte in May of 2022 after serving as an Audit and Assurance Partner since 2001. He began his career with Touche Ross in 1988. He has significant experience serving multinational public and private companies, specializing in audits of the retail and consumer business, manufacturing and service industries. He served as the Office Audit Leader for Deloitte’s Boise practice from 2011 through 2022. In addition to his leadership roles at Deloitte, he is recognized as a specialist in complex accounting matters, Securities and Exchange Commission reporting issues and Public Company Accounting and Oversight Board audits. Mr. Hall has significant experience interfacing with Audit Committees and members of the Board of Directors. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Brigham Young University.