# CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO > Alpha governed public record. Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero. ## Record | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Representation | alpha-profile-markdown-v4 | | Protocol | Alpha Governance Facts Protocol 0.1 | | Schema | alpha.governance.entity.public.v1 | | Record version | public-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce | | Governance record representation | alpha-governance-record-v2 | | Canonical entity | alpha:company:5b050695-9b22-4902-9135-7ddb82244415 | | Entity type | Company | | Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/central-garden-pet-co | | Publication | PUBLISHED | | Verification | source_reported | | Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 | | Ownership | unclaimed | | Published claims | 18 | | Claims under review | 1 | | Evidence records | 7 | | Conflicts | 0 | | Conflicts in internal review | 0 | | Observed | 2026-10-06T04:48:19.200034+00:00 | | Last reviewed | 2026-10-06T04:48:19.200034+00:00 | ## Identity - Legal name: CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO - Display name: CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO ## Alpha Governance Record | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Governance Record schema | alpha-governance-record-v2 | | Ontology | alpha-governance-ontology-v1 | | Record version | public-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce | | As of | 2026-10-06T12:22:15.20266+00:00 | | Completeness | 0.364 | | Record Quality | 0.827 | | Directors | 8 | | Committees | 0 | | Governance events | 11 | | Entity class | public_company | ## Section coverage | Section | State | | --- | --- | | identity | PUBLISHED | | corporate_structure | NOT_REVIEWED | | board | PUBLISHED | | committees | NOT_REVIEWED | | leadership | PUBLISHED | | ownership | NOT_REVIEWED | | financials | NOT_REVIEWED | | capital_structure | PUBLISHED | | compensation | NOT_REVIEWED | | governance | NOT_REVIEWED | | shareholder_governance | NOT_REVIEWED | | audit | NOT_REVIEWED | | legal | NOT_REVIEWED | | risk | NOT_REVIEWED | | cyber | NOT_REVIEWED | | ai_governance | NOT_REVIEWED | | agent_governance | RESTRICTED | | markets_external | NOT_REVIEWED | | events | PUBLISHED | | relationships | PUBLISHED | | assessments | PUBLISHED | | evidence | PUBLISHED | ## Board - Brendan P. Dougher: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2020-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:5b050695-9b22-4902-9135-7ddb82244415:leadership_role:5 - Brooks M. Pennington III: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 1998-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:5b050695-9b22-4902-9135-7ddb82244415:leadership_role:6 - Christopher T. Metz: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2019-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:5b050695-9b22-4902-9135-7ddb82244415:leadership_role:7 - Courtnee Chun: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2021-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:5b050695-9b22-4902-9135-7ddb82244415:leadership_role:8 - John R. Ranelli: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2010-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:5b050695-9b22-4902-9135-7ddb82244415:leadership_role:9 - Mary Beth Springer: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2013-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:5b050695-9b22-4902-9135-7ddb82244415:leadership_role:10 - Randal D. Lewis: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2024-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:5b050695-9b22-4902-9135-7ddb82244415:leadership_role:11 - William E. Brown: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 1980-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:5b050695-9b22-4902-9135-7ddb82244415:leadership_role:12 ## Executive leadership - Bradley "Brad" Smith: Chief Financial Officer [CFO]. Status: current. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:5b050695-9b22-4902-9135-7ddb82244415:leadership_role:13 - J.D. Walker: President, Garden Consumer Products [PRESIDENT]. Status: current. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:5b050695-9b22-4902-9135-7ddb82244415:leadership_role:15 - John E. Hanson: President, Pet Consumer Products [PRESIDENT]. Status: current. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:5b050695-9b22-4902-9135-7ddb82244415:leadership_role:16 - George Yuhas: General Counsel Secretary [GC]. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:5b050695-9b22-4902-9135-7ddb82244415:leadership_role:14 - Nicholas "Niko" Lahanas: Chief Executive Officer [CEO]. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:5b050695-9b22-4902-9135-7ddb82244415:leadership_role:17 ## Governance events - CFO_CHANGED: Bradley "Brad" Smith executive of CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO, effective 2025-11-26. Effective: 2025-11-26. Detected: 2026-10-06T04:48:19.200034+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:cfo_changed:5ulqhj - EXECUTIVE_APPOINTED: J.D. Walker executive of CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO, effective 2025-11-26. Effective: 2025-11-26. Detected: 2026-10-06T04:48:19.200034+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:executive_appointed:tekcn6 - EXECUTIVE_APPOINTED: John E. Hanson executive of CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO, effective 2025-11-26. Effective: 2025-11-26. Detected: 2026-10-06T04:48:19.200034+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:executive_appointed:1l3pdb8 - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Randal D. Lewis seat on CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO, effective 2024-01-01. Effective: 2024-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-06T04:48:19.200034+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:director_appointed:1nyxvjh - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Courtnee Chun seat on CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO, effective 2021-01-01. Effective: 2021-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-06T04:48:19.200034+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:director_appointed:7hsc0a - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Brendan P. Dougher seat on CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO, effective 2020-01-01. Effective: 2020-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-06T04:48:19.200034+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:director_appointed:suskgc - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Christopher T. Metz seat on CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO, effective 2019-01-01. Effective: 2019-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-06T04:48:19.200034+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:director_appointed:n0whbd - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Mary Beth Springer seat on CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO, effective 2013-01-01. Effective: 2013-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-06T04:48:19.200034+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:director_appointed:2197lg - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: John R. Ranelli seat on CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO, effective 2010-01-01. Effective: 2010-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-06T04:48:19.200034+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:director_appointed:cszlpt - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Brooks M. Pennington III seat on CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO, effective 1998-01-01. Effective: 1998-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-06T04:48:19.200034+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:director_appointed:da0jv5 - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: William E. Brown seat on CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO, effective 1980-01-01. Effective: 1980-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-06T04:48:19.200034+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:director_appointed:1get79d ## Scoped resources - `alpha://company/central-garden-pet-co` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/central-garden-pet-co?format=record - `alpha://company/central-garden-pet-co/identity` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/central-garden-pet-co?format=record§ion=identity - `alpha://company/central-garden-pet-co/corporate-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/central-garden-pet-co?format=record§ion=corporate-structure - `alpha://company/central-garden-pet-co/board` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/central-garden-pet-co?format=record§ion=board - `alpha://company/central-garden-pet-co/committees` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/central-garden-pet-co?format=record§ion=committees - `alpha://company/central-garden-pet-co/leadership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/central-garden-pet-co?format=record§ion=leadership - `alpha://company/central-garden-pet-co/ownership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/central-garden-pet-co?format=record§ion=ownership - `alpha://company/central-garden-pet-co/financials` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/central-garden-pet-co?format=record§ion=financials - `alpha://company/central-garden-pet-co/capital-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/central-garden-pet-co?format=record§ion=capital-structure - `alpha://company/central-garden-pet-co/compensation` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/central-garden-pet-co?format=record§ion=compensation - `alpha://company/central-garden-pet-co/governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/central-garden-pet-co?format=record§ion=governance - `alpha://company/central-garden-pet-co/shareholder-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/central-garden-pet-co?format=record§ion=shareholder-governance - `alpha://company/central-garden-pet-co/audit` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/central-garden-pet-co?format=record§ion=audit - `alpha://company/central-garden-pet-co/legal` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/central-garden-pet-co?format=record§ion=legal - `alpha://company/central-garden-pet-co/risk` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/central-garden-pet-co?format=record§ion=risk - `alpha://company/central-garden-pet-co/cyber` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/central-garden-pet-co?format=record§ion=cyber - `alpha://company/central-garden-pet-co/ai-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/central-garden-pet-co?format=record§ion=ai-governance - `alpha://company/central-garden-pet-co/agents` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/central-garden-pet-co?format=record§ion=agents - `alpha://company/central-garden-pet-co/ecosystem` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/central-garden-pet-co?format=record§ion=ecosystem - `alpha://company/central-garden-pet-co/events` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/central-garden-pet-co?format=record§ion=events - `alpha://company/central-garden-pet-co/relationships` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/central-garden-pet-co?format=record§ion=relationships - `alpha://company/central-garden-pet-co/assessments` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/central-garden-pet-co?format=record§ion=assessments - `alpha://company/central-garden-pet-co/evidence` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/central-garden-pet-co?format=record§ion=evidence ## Role modules - NOT_ASSERTED ## Attention - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Committee data - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Leadership - Brendan P. Dougher: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:5b050695-9b22-4902-9135-7ddb82244415:leadership_role:5. Valid from: 2020-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:e290d5ff02be09e1992877ee37a1b96a86ac5e541df3d97e511214a26c210b1b. - Brooks M. Pennington III: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:5b050695-9b22-4902-9135-7ddb82244415:leadership_role:6. Valid from: 1998-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:e290d5ff02be09e1992877ee37a1b96a86ac5e541df3d97e511214a26c210b1b. - Christopher T. Metz: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:5b050695-9b22-4902-9135-7ddb82244415:leadership_role:7. Valid from: 2019-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:e290d5ff02be09e1992877ee37a1b96a86ac5e541df3d97e511214a26c210b1b. - Courtnee Chun: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:5b050695-9b22-4902-9135-7ddb82244415:leadership_role:8. Valid from: 2021-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:e290d5ff02be09e1992877ee37a1b96a86ac5e541df3d97e511214a26c210b1b. - John R. Ranelli: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:5b050695-9b22-4902-9135-7ddb82244415:leadership_role:9. Valid from: 2010-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:e290d5ff02be09e1992877ee37a1b96a86ac5e541df3d97e511214a26c210b1b. - Mary Beth Springer: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:5b050695-9b22-4902-9135-7ddb82244415:leadership_role:10. Valid from: 2013-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:e290d5ff02be09e1992877ee37a1b96a86ac5e541df3d97e511214a26c210b1b. - Randal D. Lewis: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:5b050695-9b22-4902-9135-7ddb82244415:leadership_role:11. Valid from: 2024-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:e290d5ff02be09e1992877ee37a1b96a86ac5e541df3d97e511214a26c210b1b. - William E. Brown: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:5b050695-9b22-4902-9135-7ddb82244415:leadership_role:12. Valid from: 1980-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:e290d5ff02be09e1992877ee37a1b96a86ac5e541df3d97e511214a26c210b1b. - Bradley "Brad" Smith: Chief Financial Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:5b050695-9b22-4902-9135-7ddb82244415:leadership_role:13. Valid from: 2025-11-26. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:b53201183ebbdecb9786c94f28bb5d588cf909ce94d948f4ed163295b4b21b95. - George Yuhas: General Counsel Secretary. Claim: alpha:claim:company:5b050695-9b22-4902-9135-7ddb82244415:leadership_role:14. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:ecb1da725fe1492d5a2cbd05b35e9fea85e0d7aa753aa39fac85e40148704abd. - J.D. Walker: President, Garden Consumer Products. Claim: alpha:claim:company:5b050695-9b22-4902-9135-7ddb82244415:leadership_role:15. Valid from: 2025-11-26. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:592b52315468dd56021f7e8419a7b8764d802752f3accdf9df06b3ada026fa0a. - John E. Hanson: President, Pet Consumer Products. Claim: alpha:claim:company:5b050695-9b22-4902-9135-7ddb82244415:leadership_role:16. Valid from: 2025-11-26. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:7730d90750e2425f8675f435b1575948e526e7bf154a4a8bf7b7a94d0050cc8a. - Nicholas "Niko" Lahanas: Chief Executive Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:5b050695-9b22-4902-9135-7ddb82244415:leadership_role:17. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:7e0a09239fc73d925fce4d4b56070e344410a6cd48d6017be7021e3b6f2af654. ## Roles - PUBLISHED ## Governance - NOT_ASSERTED ## Board committees - PUBLISHED ## Financials - NOT_ASSERTED ## Workforce - NOT_ASSERTED ## Market and index context - PUBLISHED ## Legal Name - CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO. Claim: alpha:claim:company:5b050695-9b22-4902-9135-7ddb82244415:legal_name:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:82bea802eb7fd53cbe17f564fb7423d2054bdfbcd529594030731ea82a58c281. ## Entity Status - Public listing published. Claim: alpha:claim:company:5b050695-9b22-4902-9135-7ddb82244415:entity_status:3. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:82bea802eb7fd53cbe17f564fb7423d2054bdfbcd529594030731ea82a58c281. ## Published Fact - US. Claim: alpha:claim:company:5b050695-9b22-4902-9135-7ddb82244415:published_fact:4. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:82bea802eb7fd53cbe17f564fb7423d2054bdfbcd529594030731ea82a58c281. ## Security Listing - CENT (NASDAQ). Claim: alpha:claim:company:5b050695-9b22-4902-9135-7ddb82244415:security_listing:18. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:82bea802eb7fd53cbe17f564fb7423d2054bdfbcd529594030731ea82a58c281. - CENTA (NASDAQ). Claim: alpha:claim:company:5b050695-9b22-4902-9135-7ddb82244415:security_listing:19. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:82bea802eb7fd53cbe17f564fb7423d2054bdfbcd529594030731ea82a58c281. ## Coverage states | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Identity | PUBLISHED | | Business | PUBLISHED | | Leadership | PUBLISHED | | Board and committees | PUBLISHED | | Governance | NOT_ASSERTED | | Financials | NOT_ASSERTED | | Workforce | NOT_ASSERTED | | Ownership | NOT_ASSERTED | | Ratings | NOT_PUBLISHED | | Market and index context | PUBLISHED | ## Public sources - alpha:projection-evidence:82bea802eb7fd53cbe17f564fb7423d2054bdfbcd529594030731ea82a58c281: [Alpha canonical company public projection](https://www.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/central-garden-pet-co). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:e290d5ff02be09e1992877ee37a1b96a86ac5e541df3d97e511214a26c210b1b: [DEF 14A ny20057494x771_def14a.htm](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887733/000114036125046376/ny20057494x771_def14a.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:b53201183ebbdecb9786c94f28bb5d588cf909ce94d948f4ed163295b4b21b95: [CENT 10-K executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887733/000088773325000041/cent-20250927.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:ecb1da725fe1492d5a2cbd05b35e9fea85e0d7aa753aa39fac85e40148704abd: CENTA executive roster source. - alpha:projection-evidence:document:592b52315468dd56021f7e8419a7b8764d802752f3accdf9df06b3ada026fa0a: [CENTA 10-K executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887733/000088773325000041/cent-20250927.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:7730d90750e2425f8675f435b1575948e526e7bf154a4a8bf7b7a94d0050cc8a: [CENT 10-K executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887733/000088773325000041/cent-20250927.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:7e0a09239fc73d925fce4d4b56070e344410a6cd48d6017be7021e3b6f2af654: CENT executive roster source. ## Rights | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | public_retrieval | allowed | | agent_retrieval | allowed | | redistribution | not_granted | | model_training | not_granted | | commercial_use | not_specified | | relationship_pathfinding | not_granted | | direct_contact | not_granted | ## Limitations - Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist. - Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included. - Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist. - Public retrieval does not grant redistribution, model-training, direct-contact, or relationship-pathfinding rights. - This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating. ## Alternate representations - [Canonical profile](https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/central-garden-pet-co) - [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/central-garden-pet-co.md) - [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/central-garden-pet-co?format=record) - [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/central-garden-pet-co?format=jsonld) - MCP resource: `alpha://companies/central-garden-pet-co` at https://mcp.alpha.ac/mcp ## Connected governance records Only explicitly published, rights-cleared records. Missing records do not establish absence, safety, or complete coverage. ## Critical-risk oversight Snapshot as of 2026-10-06T12:22:15.196175+00:00; recorded 2026-10-06T12:22:15.196175+00:00. Every published assignment for this snapshot is listed. Only explicitly reviewed, rights-cleared assignments, in the company's own wording. An assignment shows where oversight is placed, not whether it is effective. Missing records do not establish absence.