

Gary Cohen
CEO, iRobot
Gary Cohen is the Chief Executive Officer of iRobot and has served as a member of the Board of Directors since May 2024. With more than 25 years of executive leadership and turnaround experience, he has led enterprise-wide transformations and driven brand growth across Fortune 500 and privately held companies in both the consumer and B2B sectors.
From 2015 to 2022, Gary served as CEO and board director at Qualitor Automotive, where he doubled sales and profits. His leadership was marked by the development of proprietary wiper technologies, enhancements to supply chain operations, and the implementation of an omnichannel strategy that scaled global distribution.
Prior to Qualitor, Gary was CEO and board director of Timex from 2011 to 2013, overseeing an $800 million multi-brand business and a global team of 5,000 employees. He increased sales through the launch of a new advertising platform, a product innovation blueprint, and a strategic restructuring of the product portfolio.
Earlier in his career, Gary held leadership roles at Energizer Holdings, Inc. (2007–2010), Playtex (2006–2007), and The Gillette Company (1988–2006). At Playtex, he was part of the turnaround team that led to its $1.16 billion sale to Energizer. At Gillette, he played a pivotal role in product innovation and advertising, helping grow Oral-B global sales from $1 billion to $1.8 billion and led the launch of the Mach3 razor—one of the company’s most successful global product introductions.
Since 2022, Mr. Cohen has served on the board of FIXE, a restaurant bookkeeping software company.