Newell Brands Names Ralph Nicoletti EVP And CFO - Quick Facts

(RTTNews) - Newell Brands Inc. (NWL) said that it has appointed Ralph Nicoletti as its Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective June 8, 2016. The announcement follows the recent combination of Newell Rubbermaid and Jarden Corporation, which closed on April 15, 2016, forming a new $16 billion consumer goods powerhouse.

Nicoletti has served as the Chief Financial Officer of global, publicly-traded corporations for almost ten years. He joins Newell Brands from Tiffany & Company, an internationally renowned global jeweler, specialty retailer and manufacturer, where he led the worldwide financial and information technology functions as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Tiffany & Company, Nicoletti was Chief Financial Officer of CIGNA Corporation and Alberto Culver, and held various senior finance positions at Kraft Foods, including Senior Vice President of Finance of Kraft Foods North America.

With the appointment of Nicoletti, current Chief Financial Officer John Stipancich will leave the company to pursue other interests. As previously announced, Al LeFevre, former Chief Financial Officer of Jarden Corporation, left the company upon the closing of the Jarden transaction.