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Tom O'Brien
Chief Operating Officer

Tom O’Brien joined Tom’s of Maine in early 1997 as Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of Directors after 13 years at Procter & Gamble in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was Director of Global Deodorants and Male Toiletries at P&G when he left for Tom's of Maine.

Tom graduated from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, Massachusetts, and received his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. With this background, Tom brings to the company a unique combination of entrepreneurship and professional management experience. He came to Tom’s of Maine because of his interest in growing a values-oriented business and the significant business opportunity Tom's faces in the natural personal care market. His personal values, broad business experience, and knowledge of natural personal care help him to shape the direction of the company.

"The very best companies all have a uniting vision, a goal. For Tom's values to continue to define who we are and what we do, they need to become part of our corporate DNA. We need to ask, 'How can we deliver on our Mission in a way that reinforces our beliefs and values?'"

—Tom O'Brien

Thomas M. Chappell
Cofounder, CEO

Kate Chappell
Cofounder, Vice President

Bill McGonagle
Chief Financial Officer


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