Raymond Kelly Joins Hain Celestial Board of Directors

The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. elected Raymond W. Kelly to its board of directors. Kelly, who served as the police commissioner of the City of New York for 14 years, has been president of risk management services for Cushman and Wakefield, Inc. since March 2014, which offers clients tailored solutions to manage and mitigate risks around the world. In his role he focuses on helping clients identify potential vulnerabilities to prepare and manage risk across critical areas including physical and cyber security, crisis management, due diligence and site selection as well as emergency preparedness. "We are honored to have Ray join our board of directors," says Irwin D. Simon, founder, president, chief executive officer and chairman of the board of Hain Celestial. "Ray's worldwide range of experience and insight into critical issues facing companies today will make Ray a valuable addition to our board of directors." Prior to joining Cushman and Wakefield, Kelly had a 50-year tenure in public service, as one of the worlds' most well-known and highly esteemed leaders in law enforcement. In New York City, he established the first counterterrorism bureau of any municipal police department in the country as well as a global intelligence program and established a real-time crime center, a state of the art facility using data mining. Kelly also served as commissioner of the U.S. Customers Service and as undersecretary for enforcement at the U.S. Treasury Department, where he supervised the department's enforcement bureaus including the U.S. Customs Service, the U.S. Secret Service, The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, and the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center. With the addition of Kelly to Hain Celestial's board of directors, there are now eight board members.