Jim Doyle
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Gus Halas
I was CEO at Central Garden & Pet and worked closely with Jim. He is a very strong leader and did a remarkable job transforming Central’s garden business from a collection of numerous siloed acquired companies into one integrated CPG operating unit. Jim had P&L responsibility for the garden group and was the driving force behind the garden vision and brought it to life. He designed, assembled and led his high-performing team. He drove the organization to be consumer driven and fact based in its decision making. He also was the driver of our innovation strategy and efforts behind our aggressive advertising programs. The garden business had strong growth during Jim’s tenure taking market share from our much larger competitor. Jim was considered a stand out and was an integral part of our succession planning. While Jim is a trained marketer, his overall business acumen including strategy, financial acumen, supply chain knowledge and ability to lead teams is exceptional. He was also very comfortable and a key asset in building top-to-top relationships with our key customers like Walmart, Home Depot and Lowes. I would highly recommend Jim in a senior operating role. On a personal level, Jim has a wonderful personal touch and was a true pleasure to work with.
Ron Krassin
I recruited Jim from Timex to come work for me at Remington Products. Jim and I worked together at Remington for ~5 years where we had a storybook run -- tripling sales and quadrupling EBITDA prior to a successful sale to Spectrum Brands. Jim was an instrumental piece of Remington’s success in our P&G oriented environment. He worked his way up from a young Brand Manager to senior director and then head of marketing/GM after the company was sold, replacing me after my decision not to relocate to Madison, WI. Jim rebuilt the team from scratch in Madison which showed his maturity and leadership skills although he was still relatively young at the time. Jim is one of those unique individuals who is both highly intelligent and intensely driven to succeed. He was a star athlete who was recognized by Remington’s leadership team and then Spectrum’s acquisition team. Jim is bright, strategic, analytical and extremely driven. His success stems from his stop at nothing to succeed attitude. He was well rounded and terrific at product development, developing ad copy and selling to our major customers like Walmart. While Jim and I have not worked together since Remington, we have stayed in close contact. I have taken both pleasure and pride in Jim’s success post Remington. I fully expect that success to continue throughout his career.
Gus Halas
I was CEO at Central Garden & Pet and worked closely with Jim. He is a very strong leader and did a remarkable job transforming Central’s garden business from a collection of numerous siloed acquired companies into one integrated CPG operating unit. Jim had P&L responsibility for the garden group and was the driving force behind the garden vision and brought it to life. He designed, assembled and led his high-performing team. He drove the organization to be consumer driven and fact based in its decision making. He also was the driver of our innovation strategy and efforts behind our aggressive advertising programs. The garden business had strong growth during Jim’s tenure taking market share from our much larger competitor. Jim was considered a stand out and was an integral part of our succession planning. While Jim is a trained marketer, his overall business acumen including strategy, financial acumen, supply chain knowledge and ability to lead teams is exceptional. He was also very comfortable and a key asset in building top-to-top relationships with our key customers like Walmart, Home Depot and Lowes. I would highly recommend Jim in a senior operating role. On a personal level, Jim has a wonderful personal touch and was a true pleasure to work with.
Ron Krassin
I recruited Jim from Timex to come work for me at Remington Products. Jim and I worked together at Remington for ~5 years where we had a storybook run -- tripling sales and quadrupling EBITDA prior to a successful sale to Spectrum Brands. Jim was an instrumental piece of Remington’s success in our P&G oriented environment. He worked his way up from a young Brand Manager to senior director and then head of marketing/GM after the company was sold, replacing me after my decision not to relocate to Madison, WI. Jim rebuilt the team from scratch in Madison which showed his maturity and leadership skills although he was still relatively young at the time. Jim is one of those unique individuals who is both highly intelligent and intensely driven to succeed. He was a star athlete who was recognized by Remington’s leadership team and then Spectrum’s acquisition team. Jim is bright, strategic, analytical and extremely driven. His success stems from his stop at nothing to succeed attitude. He was well rounded and terrific at product development, developing ad copy and selling to our major customers like Walmart. While Jim and I have not worked together since Remington, we have stayed in close contact. I have taken both pleasure and pride in Jim’s success post Remington. I fully expect that success to continue throughout his career.
Gus Halas
I was CEO at Central Garden & Pet and worked closely with Jim. He is a very strong leader and did a remarkable job transforming Central’s garden business from a collection of numerous siloed acquired companies into one integrated CPG operating unit. Jim had P&L responsibility for the garden group and was the driving force behind the garden vision and brought it to life. He designed, assembled and led his high-performing team. He drove the organization to be consumer driven and fact based in its decision making. He also was the driver of our innovation strategy and efforts behind our aggressive advertising programs. The garden business had strong growth during Jim’s tenure taking market share from our much larger competitor. Jim was considered a stand out and was an integral part of our succession planning. While Jim is a trained marketer, his overall business acumen including strategy, financial acumen, supply chain knowledge and ability to lead teams is exceptional. He was also very comfortable and a key asset in building top-to-top relationships with our key customers like Walmart, Home Depot and Lowes. I would highly recommend Jim in a senior operating role. On a personal level, Jim has a wonderful personal touch and was a true pleasure to work with.
Ron Krassin
I recruited Jim from Timex to come work for me at Remington Products. Jim and I worked together at Remington for ~5 years where we had a storybook run -- tripling sales and quadrupling EBITDA prior to a successful sale to Spectrum Brands. Jim was an instrumental piece of Remington’s success in our P&G oriented environment. He worked his way up from a young Brand Manager to senior director and then head of marketing/GM after the company was sold, replacing me after my decision not to relocate to Madison, WI. Jim rebuilt the team from scratch in Madison which showed his maturity and leadership skills although he was still relatively young at the time. Jim is one of those unique individuals who is both highly intelligent and intensely driven to succeed. He was a star athlete who was recognized by Remington’s leadership team and then Spectrum’s acquisition team. Jim is bright, strategic, analytical and extremely driven. His success stems from his stop at nothing to succeed attitude. He was well rounded and terrific at product development, developing ad copy and selling to our major customers like Walmart. While Jim and I have not worked together since Remington, we have stayed in close contact. I have taken both pleasure and pride in Jim’s success post Remington. I fully expect that success to continue throughout his career.
Gus Halas
I was CEO at Central Garden & Pet and worked closely with Jim. He is a very strong leader and did a remarkable job transforming Central’s garden business from a collection of numerous siloed acquired companies into one integrated CPG operating unit. Jim had P&L responsibility for the garden group and was the driving force behind the garden vision and brought it to life. He designed, assembled and led his high-performing team. He drove the organization to be consumer driven and fact based in its decision making. He also was the driver of our innovation strategy and efforts behind our aggressive advertising programs. The garden business had strong growth during Jim’s tenure taking market share from our much larger competitor. Jim was considered a stand out and was an integral part of our succession planning. While Jim is a trained marketer, his overall business acumen including strategy, financial acumen, supply chain knowledge and ability to lead teams is exceptional. He was also very comfortable and a key asset in building top-to-top relationships with our key customers like Walmart, Home Depot and Lowes. I would highly recommend Jim in a senior operating role. On a personal level, Jim has a wonderful personal touch and was a true pleasure to work with.
Ron Krassin
I recruited Jim from Timex to come work for me at Remington Products. Jim and I worked together at Remington for ~5 years where we had a storybook run -- tripling sales and quadrupling EBITDA prior to a successful sale to Spectrum Brands. Jim was an instrumental piece of Remington’s success in our P&G oriented environment. He worked his way up from a young Brand Manager to senior director and then head of marketing/GM after the company was sold, replacing me after my decision not to relocate to Madison, WI. Jim rebuilt the team from scratch in Madison which showed his maturity and leadership skills although he was still relatively young at the time. Jim is one of those unique individuals who is both highly intelligent and intensely driven to succeed. He was a star athlete who was recognized by Remington’s leadership team and then Spectrum’s acquisition team. Jim is bright, strategic, analytical and extremely driven. His success stems from his stop at nothing to succeed attitude. He was well rounded and terrific at product development, developing ad copy and selling to our major customers like Walmart. While Jim and I have not worked together since Remington, we have stayed in close contact. I have taken both pleasure and pride in Jim’s success post Remington. I fully expect that success to continue throughout his career.
Experience
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Harmony Outdoor Brands
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United States
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Wholesale
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1 - 100 Employee
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CEO
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Jun 2014 - Present
Harmony Outdoor Brands is a leader in the lawn and garden space and is the nation's #1 supplier of retail sod grasses in North America following the merger of two industry leaders in the space. The company's products have national distribution and are sold primarily through Home Depot, Lowes and Walmart under the Harmony brand. The extensive distribution network consists of over 70 distribution points strategically located throughout North America The company is headquartered in Sarasota, FL. Harmony Outdoor Brands is a leader in the lawn and garden space and is the nation's #1 supplier of retail sod grasses in North America following the merger of two industry leaders in the space. The company's products have national distribution and are sold primarily through Home Depot, Lowes and Walmart under the Harmony brand. The extensive distribution network consists of over 70 distribution points strategically located throughout North America The company is headquartered in Sarasota, FL.
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Central Garden & Pet
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United States
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Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Chief Marketing Officer (P&L) - Garden, Board Member Tech Pac
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2010 - 2014
Led transformation of Central's highly complex $800M+ Garden business with full branded P&L responsibility. Directly led 4 business unit General Managers (P&L owners) as well as VP Marketing, Shopper Marketing, Insights, and Creative Services groups. Central is the second largest consumer lawn & garden company consisting of numerous acquisitions in a very crowded and competitive space sold primarily through Walmart, Home Depot, Lowe's and independent channels. Built team of 40+ from the ground up, hiring top CPG talent to move from siloed sales and operations approach to an integrated consumer-centric CPG model. Crafted and sponsored the vision with the BOD and Chairman. Sales grew by $90M between 2010 and 2013 taking share directly from main competitor in a flat/declining market. This followed 12 quarters of declining sales. Success driven by complete repositioning of brands, investment in digital and traditional media, innovation, aggressive claims vs. competition and disruptive in-store support. Vendor of the year at Home Depot in 2011 and Walmart in 2013. In 2011, was made board member for Controls partnership and in 2012 was given additional P&L responsibility for $100M+ 3rd party distribution business. Show less
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oneCARE
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Greater Atlanta Area
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Sr. Vice President Marketing & GM (P&L)
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2006 - 2009
Recruited by former Remington executive who became CEO of private equity-backed oneCARE (formerly Evercare). Full P&L responsibility for Evercare company. oneCARE was a roll-up of cleaning, home care and pet companies with key relationships with P&G, Clorox, Purina, etc. and had domestic and international presence with 70,000 doors of distribution including Mass, Grocery, Chain Drug, C-Store channels. As member of executive leadership team, reported to CEO and full P&L responsibility for Evercare company. Transformed organization to become consumer-driven and customer-focused. Drove sales and EBITDA up 55% during tenure taking significant share from much larger main competitor in core categories achieving highs that stand to this date. Following oneCARE, multiple offers from top tier organizations were received; selected Central Garden & Pet. Show less
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Spectrum Brands, Inc
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United States
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Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Corporate Vice President, GM (P&L) Remington - Corporate Officer
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2005 - 2006
Key member of team that turned around struggling Remington shaver company formerly owned/run by Victor Kiam and acquired by top-tier private equity firm Vestar Capital Partners. Hired in 1998 as brand manager for business with total sales under $100M working with and trained by former Procter & Gamble executives. Sales subsequently more than tripled and EBITDA increased four-fold in flat categories, driven by a consumer-centric approach focused on innovation, consumer insights, advertising, powerful claims and strong trade programs. 7 consecutive years of growth in market share, revenue, margins and EBITDA both prior to and after sale. Selected as a high-potential top performer and groomed to run business. In 2003, business was successfully sold to Spectrum Brands ($2.6B Sales, formerly Rayovac) at a significant multiple; recruited by Spectrum, moved Madison, WI, rebuilt the team there and ran the Remington business with full P&L responsibility. Final role was Corporate VP/GM Remington (Corporate Officer). Sales and EBITDA were at all-time highs prior to being recruited to oneCARE. Show less
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Division Vice President/GM Remington
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2003 - 2005
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Marketing Director
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2002 - 2003
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Sr. Brand Manager
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1999 - 2002
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Brand Manager
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1998 - 1999
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Timex Group
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United States
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Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Product Manager
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1997 - 1998
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Marketing Development Manager
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1996 - 1997
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Marketing Development Specialist
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1994 - 1996
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Mondelēz International
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United States
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Food and Beverage Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Business School - Marketing Internship
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1993 - 1993
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Education
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1992 - 1994
D'Amore-McKim School of Business at Northeastern University
M.B.A., Marketing -
1987 - 1991
Boston College
B.S., Marketing
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