The Honest Company, announced that Kelly Kennedy is joining the company as chief financial officer. With more than twenty-five years of experience, Kennedy is an accomplished CFO who has built strong financial success for various American brands across the consumer goods sector in private equity backed start-up ventures, and large public and private companies. Kennedy currently serves on the Board of Directors and Audit Committee for Vital Farms, a certified B Corp. focused on bringing ethically produced food to the table. Kennedy previously served as CFO for Bartell Drugs – one of the country’s oldest and family-owned pharmacy chains. While at Bartell Drugs, Kennedy spearheaded strategic shifts in the business to roll out updated financial practices and completed a successful transaction, selling the company to Rite Aid this past October. Prior to Bartell Drugs, Kennedy served as CFO of Sur La Table, where she drove transformational change in the company’s cost structure. While the CFO at Annie’s Inc., Kennedy successfully led their IPO process. Before her CFO roles, Kennedy developed her financial and business acumen early in her career as VP of Treasury at Williams-Sonoma.
The Honest Company, Inc. is a personal care company focused on creating clean- and sustainably designed products. It is an omnichannel brand, where its products are available through its retail and digital channels. Its three product categories are diapers and wipes, skin and personal care, and household and wellness. Diapers and wipes product category have primary components of its Clean Conscious diapers are made with sustainably harvested, plant-based fluff pulp and other plant-derived materials. The Company's skin and personal care products use clean and safe ingredients, including many naturally derived ingredients. The household and wellness product category includes baby clothing, pre-and post-natal vitamins, wellness supplements, sanitizing wipes, and hand sanitizer made with plant-based ingredients. The Company's products are available online at www.honest.com. The Companyâs distribution network includes two warehouses in Nevada and Pennsylvania.