The Honest Company Names CPG Veteran Carla Vernón as Chief Executive Officer and One of the Only Afro-Latina CEOs at a U.S. Publicly Traded Company

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Dec 13, 2022

The Honest Company (NASDAQ: HNST), a consumer-first, mission-driven and digitally-native brand leading the clean lifestyle movement, announced today that former Amazon and General Mills executive Carla Vernón will become CEO, effective January 9, 2023. Through this appointment, Vernón will become one of the only Afro-Latina CEOs at a U.S. publicly traded company, bringing a new era of leadership that reflects the diversity of Honest’s consumers. As CEO, Vernón will be laser-focused on category growth and driving profitability behind the company’s core mission of inspiring everyone to love living consciously. The move is part of a strategic leadership succession plan, as current CEO Nick Vlahos will step down from day-to-day operations after a near six-year tenure and remain on the Board of Directors at Honest.