Irwin D. Simon has been the President, Chief Executive Officer and a Director of The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. since its founding in 1993. Hain Celestial (NASDAQ: HAIN), headquartered in Lake Success, NY, is a leading organic and natural products company in North America and Europe committed to providing “A Healthier Way of Life™”. With approximately 6,000 employees worldwide and 30 manufacturing facilities, Hain Celestial should generate over $2 billion in sales for the year ended June 30, 2014. Irwin moved to the United States in 1983 after working in various marketing capacities in Canada and founded Hain Celestial over 20 years ago to “Change the Way the World Eats”. He serves as a Director on the Boards of Jarden Corporation and MDC Partners Inc. Irwin and his wife, Daryl, live in New York City with their four children, where they are very involved in community activities and philanthropic causes.

The Hain Celestial Group (NASDAQ: HAIN), headquartered in Lake Success, NY, is a leading organic and natural products company in North America and Europe. Hain Celestial participates in many natural categories with well-known brands that include Celestial Seasonings^®, Earth’s Best^®, Ella’s Kitchen^®, Terra^®, Garden of Eatin’^®, Sensible Portions^®, Health Valley^®, Arrowhead Mills^®, MaraNatha^®, SunSpire^®, DeBoles^®, Rudi’s Organic Bakery^®, Gluten Free Café™, Hain Pure Foods^®, Spectrum^®, Spectrum Essentials^®, Walnut Acres Organic^®, Imagine^®, Almond Dream^®, Rice Dream^®, Soy Dream^®, WestSoy^®, The Greek Gods^®, BluePrint^®, FreeBird^®, Plainville Farms^®, Yves Veggie Cuisine^®, Europe’s Best^®, Cully & Sully^®, New Covent Garden Soup Co.^®, Johnson’s Juice Co.^®, Farmhouse Fare^®, Hartley’s^®, Sun-Pat^®, Gale’s^®, Robertson’s^®, Frank Cooper’s^®, Linda McCartney^®, Lima^®, Danival^®, GG UniqueFiber^®, Tilda^®, Akash Basmati^®, Abu Shmagh^®, JASON^®, Avalon Organics^®, Alba Botanica^® and Queen Helene^®. Hain Celestial has been providing A Healthier Way of Life™ since 1993. For more information, visit www.hain.com