Lawrence E. Kurzius

Lawrence Kurzius is Chairman, President and CEO of McCormick & Company, Inc.(MKC)

Since joining McCormick in 2003, Mr. Kurzius has held many executive management roles, including President – U.S. Consumer Foods; President – Europe, Middle East and Africa; President - International Businesses; President – Global Consumer and Chief Administrative Officer; and President and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Kurzius was promoted to CEO in February 2016. He joined the Board of Directors in November 2015 and was elected Chairman of the Board, effective February 2017.

Mr. Kurzius joined McCormick through the acquisition of Zatarain’s, where he spent 12 years and was President and CEO. He also served as a marketing executive with the Quaker Oats Company and Mars Inc.’s Uncle Ben’s Company.  

Mr. Kurzius serves on the Board of Directors of Elanco Animal Health, the Grocery Manufacturers Association, National Association of Manufacturers, the Greater Baltimore Committee, the National Sporting Library & Museum and a trustee of Jacksonville University.

His responsibilities include both the consumer and industrial businesses in these regions as well as manufacturing, supply chain, finance, human relations and other support activities. He is also a member of McCormick’s Management Committee.

Prior to this, he was The Company’s President, U.S. Consumer Foods in 2005 and 2006. Mr. Kurzius joined McCormick’s U.S. Consumer Foods in 2004 as Vice President and General Manager of Sales and Marketing following the acquisition of Zatarain’s in 2003. Mr. Kurzius joined Zatarain’s in 1991 and became President and CEO in 1997. Prior to joining Zatarain’s, Mr. Kurzius was a marketing executive with the Quaker Oats Company and Mars Inc.’s Uncle Ben’s Company.

Mr. Kurzius is a former director of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta’s New Orleans Branch. He serves on the President Council of Tulane University.