# Chris Peterson

> Chris Peterson is president, CEO and a director of Newell Brands, the Atlanta-based consumer goods business behind brands including Rubbermaid, Sharpie and Coleman. A Cornell operations research and industrial engineering graduate, he previously held leadership roles at Procter & Gamble, Ralph Lauren and Revlon. Since becoming CEO in May 2023, he has focused Newell’s turnaround on selected brands and markets, operational simplification and stronger consumer-facing capabilities.

- **Role:** President and Chief Executive Officer at Newell Brands
- **Organizations:** Newell Brands, BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Procter & Gamble, Ralph Lauren, Revlon, Smith Barney
- **Education:** BS in Operations Research and Industrial Engineering, Cornell University
- **Known for:** Appointed president and CEO of Newell Brands in 2023., Led operational and financial simplification at Newell; the company reported in May 2022 that its cash conversion cycle had fallen from 115 to 68 days over three years., Led Newell when it returned to year-over-year net and core sales growth in the second quarter of 2026.

## Career timeline

- **Early career** — Began in investment banking at Smith Barney.
- **Before 2012** — Spent 20 years at Procter & Gamble, ultimately serving as vice president and CFO of Global Household Care.
- **2012-2016** — Served at Ralph Lauren as CFO and later president, Global Brands.
- **2016-2018** — Held senior finance and operations roles at Revlon, including COO, Operations.
- **2018** — Joined the board of BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings.
- **2018-12** — Joined Newell Brands as CFO.
- **2020-02** — Added the role of president, Business Operations at Newell.
- **2022-05** — Named president and CFO of Newell.
- **2023-05** — Became Newell president and CEO, effective May 16.
- **2023-06** — Introduced a corporate strategy focused on selected brands, markets and capability improvements.

## Achievements

- Appointed president and CEO of Newell Brands in 2023.
- Led operational and financial simplification at Newell; the company reported in May 2022 that its cash conversion cycle had fallen from 115 to 68 days over three years.
- Led Newell when it returned to year-over-year net and core sales growth in the second quarter of 2026.
- Recognized in Georgia Trend’s 2026 list of influential Georgians, as recorded by Newell.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — On October 20, Newell announced Guillermo Beade as COO reporting to Peterson, effective October 26, with global responsibility for central marketing, sales and supply chain.
- **2026-09** — Newell opened a nearly 37,000-square-foot Atlanta Design Center across two locations.
- **2026-09** — At the September 8 Barclays conference, Peterson discussed innovation and retail execution following the return to sales growth.
- **2026-07** — Newell reported Q2 net sales of approximately $2.0 billion, up 3.0%; core sales grew 2.3%.
- **2026-06** — Discussed Newell’s Quantum Leap AI program with The CPG Guys and its turnaround with Canaccord Genuity’s Brian McNamara.

## Links

- Website: https://www.newellbrands.com/our-people/christopher-peterson
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-peterson-488930114

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Last updated: 2026-10-21