Elanco Animal Health Incorporated announced that the Board of Directors has named Lawrence E. Kurzius as its next Chairman of the Board, effective at the conclusion of the Company's 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Mr. Kurzius, a member of the Elanco Board since 2018, will succeed current Chairman, R. David Hoover, who will remain on the Board as an independent director. Following the 2024 Annual Meeting, the Board plans to rotate committee leadership with Michael Harrington assuming the role of Chairman of the Corporate Governance Committee and Kirk McDonald serving as Chairman of the Compensation and Human Capital Committee.

Lawrence E. Kurzius has served as Executive Chairman of McCormick & Company Inc., a global food company, since 2017. Mr. Kurzius also served as Chief Executive Officer of McCormick from 2016 to 2023 and President from 2015 to 2022. He held roles of increasing responsibility at the company beginning in 2003, including President and Chief Operating Officer (from 2015 to 2016), President of the company's global consumer business (from 2013 to 2016), Chief Administrative Officer (from 2013 to 2015) and President of EMEA (from 2007 to 2008).

Prior to joining McCormick, Mr. Kurzius served as Chief Executive Officer of Zatarain's, a spice company, from 1991 to 2003. Earlier in his career, he was a marketing executive with the Quaker Oats Company and Mars Inc.'s Uncle Ben's Company. Mr. Kurzius also currently serves on the board of The Cooper Companies Inc.