Glenn W. Novotny

GLENN W. NOVOTNY was elected President and Chief Executive Officer of
Central Garden & Pet Company on June 1, 2003; he served as President and
Chief Operating Officer of the company from June 1990-June 2003. Mr.
Novotny was President of the predecessor Weyerhaeuser Garden Supply from
1988. Prior to that, he was with Weyerhaeuser Corporation for 20 years,
with a wide range of managerial experience including manufacturing,
accounting, strategic planning, sales, general management and business
turnarounds. He has a BS degree from Chadron State College and graduated
from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Program For Management
Development.