Food Magazine February 2015 | Page 30

1IRWIN D . SIMON
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1IRWIN D . SIMON

Hain Celestial Group : $ 26.4M
Even if you ’ ve never heard of Irwin D . Simon or Hain Celestial Group itself , chances are good that you have a box or two of their product in your cupboard right now . Hain Celestial Group is probably best known today as the parent company behind Celestial Seasonings tea , but the 2000 merger between Hain Food Group and Celestial Seasonings created an entity with a formidable portfolio of natural and organic brands from Arrowhead Mills and Greek Gods yogurt to MaraNatha and Spectrum Naturals . Irwin D . Simon has been with that entity every step of the way , guiding the merger as former CEO and president of Hain Food Group . Today , as one of the highest paid CEOs in the world , he ’ s continuing to reap the benefits .
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30 February 2015