ScottsMiracle-Gro Names Prathima Hegde Chief Information Officer

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The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company has named Prathima Hegde as senior vice president and chief information officer, the company announced. Hegde will lead enterprise IT with a focus on technology modernization, operational excellence, AI integration and digital capabilities, and will support the implementation of SAP S/4HANA. She reports to President and CEO Nate Baxter as a key member of the leadership team. Hegde joins from Del Monte Foods, where she served as CIO and led enterprise IT strategy, cloud modernization, data analytics and AI initiatives, and previously led the technology spinoff from PepsiCo as head of corporate applications at Tropicana Brands Group. The appointment supports the company's multi-year SMG 2.0 growth strategy, whose building blocks include portfolio optimization and innovation, omnichannel and retail expansion, category and market expansion, and technology-driven operational excellence. ScottsMiracle-Gro, which has approximately $3.3 billion in sales, is the leading marketer of branded consumer lawn and garden products in North America.

Impact on assets 4

Consumer Staples▲
Materials▲
Scotts Miracle-Gro Company
SMG
▲ PositiveTechnologyrelevance

Appoints a new CIO to lead IT modernization, AI integration and SAP S/4HANA implementation supporting its SMG 2.0 strategy.

Cloud & Digital Infrastructure▲
SAP SE
SAP
▲ PositiveDemandrelevance

ScottsMiracle-Gro's planned SAP S/4HANA implementation is a product adoption for SAP.

Off-coverage companies 1

Tropicana Brands Groupi
Private± Mixedrelevance