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Ben Gadbois is responsible for leading the Company’s strategic vision, global core growth strategies. He is relentlessly focused on maximizing value creation by enabling transformational projects to deliver increased innovation and organizational efficiencies, driving profitable growth , pushing global expansion, building new capabilities and developing world class talent. Ben has more than 20 years of leadership experience. He was former President and COO at Spin Master, one of the top children’s toy, game and entertainment companies in the world. He also worked at Newell Brands holding various leadership positions, including global President of Rubbermaid and Black & Decker.

Favorite Together Using Our Products:
Using our Instant Pot to make the most amazing chili for family and friends.

Most Meaningful Company Value:
Open Mindset. This value allows us to grow at work, as a team and personally.

Hobbies:
5 am CrossFit workouts 7 days a week

Bill Hess has 30+ years of global experience in consumer product companies. He has held leadership roles of many functions including operations, supply chain, R&D, engineering and IT at Spin Master and Newell Rubbermaid.

Favorite Together Using Our Products:
Using our Pyrex measuring cups, mixing bowls and storage containers to create my secret sauce and rub for my world-famous hickory smoked ribs. It’s my secret DAD weapon to create great family time out of thin air!

Most Meaningful Company Value:
Integrity. Without integrity you cannot build trust and without trust you cannot be “One Team” nor develop real love with our consumers, nor challenge an open mindset and you definitely cannot work across a global company.

Hobbies:
Fishing and riding my Harley through the mountains

Nick Hewitt has more than 20 years of private and public company international financial, treasury, operational finance and accounting experience across a range of industries at companies including Marks and Spencer, Ardagh Group and PwC.

Favorite Together Using Our Products:
Using our Instant Pot, to make my signature dish ‘5P’ with my daughters. What started out as an emergency “what’s the in the fridge for dinner” in Ireland is now twice as fast to make and tastes twice as good.

Most Meaningful Company Value:
Integrity. High integrity teams always achieve tremendous results.

Hobbies:
Cycling and tennis taxi for my daughters

Cathy Landman has more than 30 years of experience navigating risk and providing strategic legal advice to global business teams at consumer product companies, including Pampered Chef, Jostens and Mary Kay. Her broad experience also includes leading human resources, compliance, licensing, risk and EHS.

Favorite Together Using Our Products:
Using our Pyrex and CorningWare to make any chocolate dessert with my daughter – from my grandma’s yummy cake (from her handwritten recipe), to gooey molten cakes to fluffy chocolate mousse!

Most Meaningful Company Value:
Open Mindset. To grow our global business, we must embrace and respect different points of view. This requires us to actively listen to each other, especially when we disagree. With an open mindset, we can build on each other’s ideas to identify, align and execute to better solutions together.

Hobbies:
Swimming, reading, hiking and traveling

Pushpa Gopalan brings more 20 years of building brands – big and small – as one of the leading CPG strategists at Leo Burnett to Instant Brands. She will help transform the company into a consumer- and brand-driven organization. Her focus is on unleashing the power of these storied brands through purpose-driven integrated brand experiences – and energizing multi-disciplinary teams to deliver them flawlessly.

Favorite Together Using Our Products:
Using our Instant Pot to cook a big batch of Indian food for quick weeknight dinners. I protect that with my young son because getting his take on the world is instantly restorative and has you ready for anything.

Most Meaningful Company Value:
One Team. I love creating a sense of belonging. It’s important for people to know that they part of something. With deep roots in Germany, India and the US, I have learned to create a feeling of home, of together wherever I find my people.

Hobbies:
Movies, reading, cooking as stress relief

• 15+ years of experience and success working in the consumer goods and entertainment industries
• Joined company in July 2020
• Prior experience at Spin Master, Warner Brothers and Electronic Arts

Favorite Together Using Our Products:
Using my Instant Pot to experiment making ethnic foods like chicken adobo for dinner parties with friends.

Most Meaningful Company Value and Why:
Wow our Consumers. At the end of the day, our sole purpose is to bring joy to our consumers, making daily tasks in the kitchen more enjoyable and easy.

Hobbies:
Running, hiking, and writing

Tony Carfagno has more than 30 years in consumer products, selling power brands across multiple channels globally. Leadership experience at Black & Decker and Igloo.

Favorite Together Using Our Products:
Using our Pyrex bakeware, helping my wife make her outstanding lasagna. Her homemade sauce is off the charts!

Most Meaningful Company Value:
Open Mindset. It is essential to be open to different viewpoints and to pivot as necessary to meet the needs of an ever-changing marketplace.

Hobbies:
Lifting weights, any major sporting event, and classic cars

Sameer Garg has 15+ years of marketing and business leadership experience in consumer goods at SC Johnson and Reckitt Benckiser, including Global Division Head of the Home Storage Division and the General Manager of Indonesia/Vietnam market at SC Johnson.

Favorite Together Using Our Products:
Using my Instant Pot to create Momo (Nepalese version of steamed dumplings), a family tradition for celebrating special events.

Most Meaningful Company Value:
One Team. Success is a team sport. Teamwork makes the dream work!

Hobbies:
Swimming, yoga, and playing tennis with my sons

Peter Chen has 30 years of international sales, merchandising, retail and brand licensing experience in consumer goods. Over the last 11 years Peter Chan built the Corelle Brands China operation from the ground up, paving the way for the company to become one of the leading imported household brands in Greater China.

Favorite Together Using Our Products:
Using our Visions product, my family makes all of our favorite dishes like sabu sabu.

Most Meaningful Company Value:
Integrity. Integrity is the backbone to the company as it enables us to build our teams, our credibility with consumers, our brands, and our business.

Hobbies:
Playing pool

Chris Stevens joined the company when Corelle Brands and Instant Brands merged in 2019. At Instant Brands Chris was responsible for creating and implementing explosive growth strategies in retail stores and online. Prior to Instant Brands, Chris had a successful career in Retail Housewares at companies such as Boots, Sainsbury and Dixons Carphone.

Favorite Together Using Our Products:
Using my Instant Pot to cook risotto for the family.

Most Meaningful Company Value:
Wow our Consumers. We need to delight consumers for the best experience at every stage of the consumer’s journey.

Hobbies:
Sports, especially Rugby

Wade Kellems has 15+ years in global sales in the small appliance industry working with Instant Brands and Blendtec.

Favorite Together Using Our Products:
Using my Instant Pot to make loads of broth with my wife at the end of the summer, enjoying everything from our garden.

Most Meaningful Company Value:
One Team. To be one team requires openness and collaboration so we can share ideas to accomplish our goals.

Hobbies:
Cooking, gardening and foraging for blueberries and mushrooms

Andrew Warburton has 20+ years of experience leading technology teams and consumer care teams in consumer products and high tech industries.

Favorite Together Using Our Products:
Using my Vortex Plus air fryer, to make chicken wings to enjoy with friends and family during Sunday football games.

Most Meaningful Company Value:
Wow our Consumers. We must delight consumers to offer products that offer them real solutions and impact their lives.

Hobbies:
Cooking, hiking, fishing, travelling and spending fun times with my two teenagekids