W. GEOFFREY CARPENTER

VICE PRESIDENT
General Counsel & Secretary

Geoff Carpenter is Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary. Mr. Carpenter was appointed to his current position in December 2008.

After joining the Company’s Legal staff in 1984, Mr. Carpenter became Associate General Counsel and Associate Secretary in 1996. He is an Emeritus member of McCormick’s Multiple Management Board.

Born in Frankfurt, Germany, Mr. Carpenter is a graduate of Duke University, received his law degree from The University of Virginia and an MBA from The Johns Hopkins University.