ScottsMiracle-Gro names Nate Baxter as CEO, succeeding Jim Hagedorn

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ScottsMiracle-Gro Announces Strategic Leadership Succession

June 29, 2026 6:55 AM EDT

Nate Baxter Appointed President and Chief Executive Officer 

Pete Shumlin Elected Chairman of the Board

MARYSVILLE, Ohio, June 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (NYSE: SMG), the leading marketer of branded consumer lawn and garden products in North America, today announced that the Board of Directors has named Nate Baxter as president and CEO, effective immediately. In addition, Baxter has joined the Board of Directors. The Board also elected independent Lead Director Pete Shumlin as chairman of the Board.

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