The Honest Company Taps Steve Winchell for New EVP of Operations and R&D Role
Digitally-native consumer goods brand The Honest Company has created a new role, executive vice president of operations and R&D. Steve Winchell will be joining the company and taking on the new position.
Winchell will be overseeing both the R&D and operations teams, reporting directly to the company’s CEO, Nick Blahos.
Prior to joining The Honest Company, Winchell was the executive vice president of product at The Parent Company. He played an integral role in taking the company public in 2021, and helped lead end-to-end innovation, established a new product development process, and assisted the company diversify its product portfolio.
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Winchell also previously worked for The Clorox Company, spending over 14 years in multiple roles managing Burt’s Bees and R&D for the cleaning, international, and home care product development divisions.
"Creating this new role of EVP of Operations and R&D at The Honest Company will accelerate our strategy forward as we continue to expand our operations capabilities and portfolio of products," said Nick Vlahos, CEO of The Honest Company.
Vlahos added that Steve brings more than 20 years of experience in R&D and product commercialization, including new product processes and strategy.
“He has a proven track record as a leader. We are confident he is the right person to help further integrate our supply chain and R&D processes, while continuing to drive our mission of inspiring everyone to love living consciously,” he said.
