New Global Head of Tax at Spectrum Brands

Spectrum Brands Holdings, a global consumer products company with market-leading brands, announced today that Carita R. Twinem has joined the Company as Vice President, Tax. She reports to Tony Genito, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.

Twinem will have oversight responsibility for all global tax matters.

Twinem comes to Spectrum Brands after 22 years with Briggs & Stratton Corporation in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin where she served as Treasurer & Director of Tax since 2000, Director of Tax from 1994-2000, and Manager of Tax Research and Planning from 1988-1994. Prior to Briggs & Stratton, she held tax positions with Allis-Chalmers Corporation; Weiss, Berzowsky, Brady & Donahue; and Arthur Andersen.

A certified public accountant and lawyer, Twinem holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Marquette University, a J.D. from the University of Wisconsin at Madison, an LL.M. in taxation from New York University, and an M.B.A. from Northwestern University.

Twinem is an active member of the Tax Executive Institute (TEI), the preeminent association of in-house tax professionals worldwide. As a member of TEI’s executive committee, she oversees the advocacy and educational efforts of the 7,000-member organization, is currently TEI’s secretary and becomes its senior vice president and president-elect in August 2011. Twinem is also a past president of the Marquette University Business Alumni Association and the 2007 recipient of the Marquette University Business School Professional Achievement Award.

Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc., a member of the Russell 2000 Index, is a diversified global consumer products company and a leading supplier of batteries, shaving and grooming products, personal care products, small household appliances, specialty pet supplies, lawn & garden and home pest control products, personal insect repellents and portable lighting.