NUK® USA, LLC Appoints Doug Gillespie as President

HACKENSACK, N.J., Feb. 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Jarden Home and Family, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Jarden Corporation (NYSE: JAH), today announced that Doug Gillespie has joined the company as president of its NUK® USA division.  As president, Gillespie will be charged with accelerating the growth of the brand and strategically expanding its presence in both the U.S. and Canada.

"This is an important appointment for NUK as we continue to strengthen our core pacifier and bottle businesses and build market-leading positions in adjacent segments," said Eric Perrot, president and CEO of Jarden Home and Family.  "As a proven leader in the industry, Doug brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the job and we are excited to welcome him to the Jarden Home and Family team."

Over the past year, NUK has developed its core businesses with increased focus on product innovation and branding.  Commenting on the strategy, Mr. Gillespie said, "I am excited about the opportunity to lead such a well-established brand and to capitalize on the company's great potential for growth.  I look forward to engaging our retail partners and consumers to take the NUK brand to the next level."

Prior to joining NUK, Mr. Gillespie spent six years as head of marketing for juvenile products manufacturer Munchkin, Inc., helping guide its growth as a key member of the executive team.  Prior to Munchkin, Mr. Gillespie held key marketing and management positions with GE Capital, Frito-Lay, E*TRADE Financial Corporation and Brown-Forman Corporation.  Mr. Gillespie graduated from Vanderbilt University with a B.A. in History and received his M.B.A. from Northwestern University. 

About NUK®:

For more than 50 years, NUK® has been globally recognized as a leading brand for innovative, medically-designed infant and baby-care products. The brand's award-winning pacifiers, created in collaboration with dentists and medical professionals, feature a unique orthodontic shape that supports healthy oral development. NUK® product categories extend from breastfeeding, bottles, nipples, pacifiers, and oral care to the toddler stages with cups, utensils and tableware licensed under the Gerber® Graduates® name.

As part of the Jarden Corporation family of companies, NUK® continues to build and innovate in all product categories from infant to toddlers.

About Jarden Corporation:

Jarden Corporation is a leading provider of niche consumer products.  Jarden operates in three primary business segments through a number of well recognized brands, including: Outdoor Solutions: Abu Garcia®, Aero®,  Berkley®, Campingaz® and Coleman®, Ex-Officio®, Fenwick®, Gulp!®, K2®, Marker®, Marmot®, Mitchell®, Penn®, Rawlings®, Shakespeare®, Stearns®, Stren®, Trilene®, Volkl® and Zoot®; Consumer Solutions: Bionaire®, Crock-Pot®, FoodSaver®, Health o meter®, Holmes®, Mr. Coffee®, Oster®, Patton®, Rival®, Seal-a-Meal®, Sunbeam®, VillaWare® and White Mountain®; and Branded Consumables: Ball®, Bee®, Bicycle®, Billy Boy®, Crawford®, Diamond®, Dicon®, Fiona®, First Alert®, First Essentials®, Forster®, Hoyle®, Kerr®, Lehigh®, Leslie-Locke®, Lillo®, Loew Cornell®, Mapa®, NUK®, Pine Mountain®, Quickie®, Spontex® and Tigex®.  Headquartered in Rye, N.Y., Jarden has over 25,000 employees worldwide. For more information, please visit www.jarden.com.

SOURCE NUK USA, LLC

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