Mark Pettie

Mark Pettie is an accomplished Board member and CEO with rich experience in highly competitive consumer-focused public and private businesses ranging from $50 million to $2+ billion in revenue. He is currently President of Blackthorne Associates, LLC, a consulting firm providing strategic and tactical counsel to lower and middle-market companies and private equity sponsors. Mark is also an independent director with five public and private companies, including Topspin’s Bear Down Brands and Webster Financial Corporation. He previously served as independent director of Atkins Nutritionals and Paris Presents, PE-backed firms that returned 5x and 6x capital respectively at exit. Mark’s career as an operating executive included his role as Chairman and CEO of publicly-traded Prestige Brands (now Prestige Consumer Healthcare). Prior to Prestige, he led several major commercial divisions of Kraft Foods (now KraftHeinz) and ConAgra Foods as President, EVP and General Manager.