About
After college, Lillie worked in the human-resources departments of Sun Electric and was a labor negotiator and HR generalist at the CECO corporation. He worked, from 1990 until 1999, in various senior level management positions in Human Resources, Operations, and Finance with World Color, Inc. From 1999 to 2000, he was the Executive Vice President of Operations at Walter Industries, Inc. From 2000 to 2003, he was the Executive Vice President of Operations at Moore Corporation, Limited.
Lillie joined Jarden Corp. in August 2003 as the COO and then became the President in January 2004. In 2011 he became the CEO, a role he held until the company was sold to Newell Brands in April, 2015. Lillie and his partners, Martin E. Franklin and Ian G.H. Ashken, sold Jarden for $15.4 Billion dollars. Over the 15 year existence of Jarden it yielded a more than 5,000%+ return for its investors, making it the top performing consumer stock on the New York Stock Exchange during that period of time. Fortune Magazine named Lillie as one of the top 50 CEOs in 2012.
Lillie currently serves as Vice Chairman and a Partner at Mariposa Capital, a private family office based in Miami Beach, Florida, and sits on the Board of Directors of Royal Oak Enterprises, a private investment asset of Mariposa Capital. He also sits on the Board of Directors of NYSE-listed Tiffany & Co, as well as Nomad Foods. At Tiffany, he serves as Chair of the Sustainability Committee and sits on both the Audit and Finance Committees. He has been Chair of Nomad Foods’ Audit Committee since the company’s founding. Lillie joined the Board of Directors of the US-China Business Council in June 2015.
Lillie is a founder and board member of J2 Acquisition Holdings, a $1.25 billion acquisition vehicle that listed on the London Stock Exchange in October 2017. J2 acquired APi Group, Inc., a market-leading business services provider of safety, specialty, and industrial services, for $2.9 billion, in 2019, at which time the company changed its name to APi Group Corporation. The company moved its listing to the NYSE, under the symbol APG, in April 2020. Lillie has served as Co-Chairman of APi Group since its founding.
Personal Details
Qualifications & Experience
Other directorships (state)
(only entities turnover at least $5m p/a)
| Company | Committee | Position | Date Appointed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Board | Vice Chairperson | 01/01/2019 |
Working history
Committee/s
| Company | Committee | Role | Appointment Date | Resignation Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiffany & Co. | Board | Member | 01/01/2017 | |
| Tiffany & Co. | Social & Ethics | Chairperson | 01/01/2017 | |
| Tiffany & Co. | Supervisory Board | Chief Executive Officer | 01/01/2017 | |
| Tiffany & Co. | Other (specify) | Member | 01/01/2017 |