• Scotts Miracle-Gro named Nate Baxter president and CEO, effective immediately; he joined the board.
• Baxter previously served as president and COO; he joined in 2023 as EVP, technology and operations.
• He previously led TEL U.S. at Tokyo Electron; he also held roles at Intel in technology, supply chain, strategy, management.
• Pete Shumlin was elected board chairman; he had served as lead independent director since 2023.
• Jim Hagedorn exited as CEO and chairman; he had led the company as CEO since 2001.

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