Wolter van Rest

Wolter Van Rest serves as the Director of Finance at The Hawthorne Gardening Company since February 2022. Prior to this role, Wolter held various leadership positions at ICL Specialty Fertilizers from March 2011 to January 2022, including VP Global Head of the Turf & Ornamental Business and CFO, overseeing finance for multiple global regions and managing significant business transitions. Wolter's earlier experience includes finance leadership at The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company, where involvement in major sales and operational changes shaped financial strategy, and roles at Plaid Enterprises, Hartman BV, and Calmar Inc., emphasizing finance management and operational improvements. Wolter holds a Bachelor of Science in Business/Managerial Economics from Erasmus University Rotterdam.