Lawrence Kurzius - McCormick Company Chairman

Mr. Lawrence Erik Kurzius is a Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, since January 31, 2017. Mr. Kurzius qualifications include senior executive experience at a publicly traded multinational company, consumer marketing experience, a detailed knowledge of the food industry, general management experience in international operations, and strategic leadership of a large, complex, organization. Mr. Kurzius serves as the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of McCormick . He previously served in a variety of other roles with the Company, thereby gaining an understanding of the different aspects of the Companys operations and the food industry. Prior to assuming his present role, Mr. Kurzius was President and Chief Operating Officer of McCormick, President of the Companys global consumer business, Chief Administrative Officer of the Company, President of the Companys international business, President of EMEA, President of U.S. Consumer Foods, Vice President and General Manager of Sales and Marketing for U.S. Consumer Foods, and President of Zatarains . Prior to joining the Company upon the acquisition of Zatarains by McCormick, Mr. Kurzius was the Chief Executive Officer of Zatarains where he worked for 12 years. Mr. Kurzius was also a marketing executive with the Quaker Oats Company and Mars Inc.s Uncle Bens Company. In these various roles, Mr. Kurzius developed a broad knowledge of the Companys markets both domestic and foreign, and consumer and flavor solutions and had senior level responsibility for strategic planning and leadership with respect to these businesses. In his present role, Mr. Kurzius is responsible for the strategic leadership of the Company.