Church & Dwight CEO joins Bloomin' Brands

TAMPA — Restaurant company Bloomin' Brands Inc. has appointed James Craigie, the chairman and CEO of Church & Dwight Co. Inc., to its board of directors. Craigie will also join the audit committee.

Church & Dwight Co. Inc. is the company behind several well-known household and personal care consumer products, including bands such as Arm & Hammer, First Response, Oxi Clean and Trojan.

Craigie joined the Church & Dwight in 2004 and has been CEO since 2007. He has also held senior management positions with Spalding and Kraft Foods and served with the U.S. Navy/Department of Energy as an officer for six years. Craigie is a member of the boards of directors of Meredith Corp., Solazyme Corp. and The Gettysburg Foundation.