Lawrence E. Kurzius
Director
Mr. Kurzius served as the Chief Executive Officer of McCormick & Company, Incorporated (NYSE: MKC) from 2016 to 2023 and as its President from 2015 to 2022. Mr. Kurzius currently serves as the Executive Chairman of McCormick and served as its Chairman from 2017 to 2023. Mr. Kurzius held roles of increasing responsibility at McCormick beginning in 2003, including President and Chief Operating Officer (2015-2016), President of McCormick’s global consumer business (2013-2016), Chief Administrative Officer (2013-2015), President of the international business (2008-2013), and President of EMEA (2007-2008). Previously, Mr. Kurzius was the Chief Executive Officer of Zatarain’s, where he worked for 12 years before the company was acquired by McCormick. Prior to this, Mr. Kurzius was a marketing executive with the Quaker Oats Company and Mars Inc.’s Uncle Ben’s Company. Mr. Kurzius currently serves on the board of Elanco Animal Health Inc., as well as on its corporate governance committee and as chair of its compensation and human capital committee. Mr. Kurzius graduated from Princeton University magna cum laude with a degree in economics.
