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EVENT SPEAKER
Robert L. Vetere
Beginning in 2002, Bob Vetere served as APPMA’s COO and Managing Director and has recently
been named President of The Association. Since that time he has made his mark in the
industry as APPMA’s chief spokesperson with guest columns in publications including Pet
Business and Pet Product News and television appearances on such acclaimed shows as CNNFN,
ABC’s World News Tonight, and CNBC. He has also been quoted in publications including USA
Today and The Wall Street Journal.
Responsible for all association operations, Bob assures sound financial operation, and works
in collaboration with members, the Board of Directors, staff and other industry associations
to support and further the interests and success of APPMA members.
Before joining APPMA, Bob served as senior vice president, administration, general counsel and
secretary at Oil-Dri Corporation of America, a publicly traded $175 million international
developer, manufacturer and marketer of brand name and private label products for pets, fluids
purification and agriculture. Bob’s management responsibilities encompassed the areas of human
resources, facilities management, law, environmental health and safety, product compliance,
payroll, corporate safety, permitting and government relations. His achievements at Oil-Dri
range from restructuring the Law and Human Resource departments to successfully negotiating a
new labor contract with the United Steelworkers Union.
Prior to his position at Oil-Dri, Bob spent 25 years at First Brands Corporation, a $1.2 billion
publicly traded manufacturer and marketer of consumer products, including GLAD Wrap and Bags,
Prestone Anti-Freeze, and Scoop Away and Jonny Cat Pet Litter. While at First Brands Corporation,
Bob held a number of positions including associate general counsel/director of government
relations, senior corporate counsel, corporate director of professional development and senior
corporate staff engineer.
Bob earned a Juris Doctor from Seton Hall School of Law, an M.B.A. from Rensselaer Polytechnic
Institute, and a B.S. in Management Science, also from R.P.I.
He is a member of the Connecticut Bar Association, the Illinois State Bar Association, the New
Jersey State Bar Association, and the American Society of Association Executives.
Bob, along with his wife and Golden Retriever Dakota, reside in South Windsor and Stamford,
Connecticut. In his free time, Bob enjoys catching Giants football games with his two sons.
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