Bio

Eric was the Chief of Operations at Blacksmith Brands, Inc. He was formerly Senior Vice President for Operations at Prestige Brands Holdings and served as Senior Vice President for Operations for The Spic And Span Company, a predecessor of Prestige Brands. Eric has more than 25 years of senior-level operations experience managing all aspects of R&D, new product development, production, sourcing, planning and logistics for companies in a variety of manufacturing industries. Prior to joining Prestige Brands, Eric served as COO and SVP Operations for the Aris-Isotoner and Champion divisions of Sara Lee Corporation. He has also managed operations and R&D at Fisher-Price / Mattel, Michelin Tire and Unilever. Eric earned B.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland.