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11/21/2018Hunt LeaderShift Insights - CPG & Retail Executive BriefCONSUMER PRODUCTS EDITIONby Hunt Executive SearchNovember 2018"A" PLAYER HUMAN CAPITAL LEADERSHIPFORMERLY KNOWN AS "THE HUMAN CAPTIALIST"LeaderShift Perspectives ArticlesFEATURESPeople on the MoveSweating the P&L: Success in the PE WorldMark Schiller appointed CEO ofHain Celestial. Mark was withPinnacle Foods and PepsiCo.Diamond Foods appoints CraigHope to CEO. He was withCountry Fresh, Earthbound,Nabisco/Kraft and Gallo.More People on the Move When I conduct c-suite executive searches for private equityportfolio companies, my first qualifying hurdle is demonstratedexperience and accomplishment "sweating the P&L". Most don'tpass the test. Find Out If You Do: Click to Read Industry NewsLeaderShift Courage: Overcome Your FearsLeadership is a tough job that requiresextreme courage. Even though mostexecutives don't admit it, everyone fromsitting CEO's to middle managers havedoubts, insecurities and fears that makeorganizational challenges more difficultand, in extreme cases, insurmountable. Do You Have Leadership Courage: Click to Read VC's are on track to invest 1B inthe US this year and the first halfof 2018 had 16% more middlemarket deals.More Industry News Follow Us & Stay InformedNext Generation Supply & Commercial Collaboration1/6
11/21/2018Hunt LeaderShift Insights - CPG & Retail Executive BriefThe new world order requires collaboration between tradingpartners to enable mutually profitable growth by transformingthe multi-channel supply chain to enhance consumer experience.Listen in on our FMI/GMA Supply Chain Conferencesession to hear ideas on how future state supply and commercialleadership deliver consumer-centered, end-to-end value chain.You will learn from Pam Erb, vice president, supplychain, Wegmans Food Markets; Rob Ferguson, senior vicepresident supply chain, The J.M. Smucker Company; JoeHunt, managing partner, Hunt Executive Search; and JoeHurley, senior vice president, supply chain, Giant Eagle.Hunt Executive SearchVideo Introduction Listen or Watch Video - Click Here People on the MoveMark Schiller appointed CEO of Paul Sukalich joins GehlHain Celestial. Mark was withFoods/ California NaturalPinnacle Foods and PepsiCo.Products as SVP Operation &General Manager. He was withRobert Mortati joined Harvest Island Oasis and Country PureHill Beverages as CEO. He was Foods.with Apple & Eve and Kraft andsucceeds John LeBoutillier who Lora Van Velsor is joiningis joining PE firm Brynwood Morgan Stanley Capitals petPartners.products company Manna Pro asCMO. She was at Sun Products,Milind Pant joins Amway as Pinnacle Foods, Wrigley, andCEO from Yum Brands.Kraft.Heather Wallace appointedSVP/GM Beauty Care NA atHenkel. Heather was previouslywithNovartisConsumerHealth and is a Michigan alum.Go Blue!Welch'sCarlos Altschul joinsappointsTrevor2/6
11/21/2018Hunt LeaderShift Insights - CPG & Retail Executive BriefBynum as CEO. He was with Evelyn Wang joined Milani Siggi's as CEO. He was atSchwan's, White Wave and Cosmetics as CMO. She was atStonyfield Farm and Danone.General Mills.Wet N Wild and L'Oreal.MarkSmithjoinsC&SScott Almquist joins Tesla IRI named Jeff Ansell as Wholesale Grocers as Chieftechnology company Finally chairman. He was CEO at Sun Supply Chain Officer. He was withLight Bulb as CEO. Scott was Products and Pinnacle Foods McKesson and Home Depot.with Sun Products, Evenflo and a P&G alum.and P&G.DeDe Priest joined theNutkao appointed Matt Cooper Freshpet board. She was mostMatt Kahn joined beverage CEO of the US business. He was at recently at Walmart as the GMMcompany Celsius Holdings as Cemoi, Heinz and Nabisco.of fresh food.CMO. He was with Heineken,Glaceau, and Coca-Cola.Diamond Foods appointedCraig Hope as CEO. He was withCountry Fresh, JTM Foods,Earthbound Farm, Nabisco/Kraft, and Gallo.Grocery Manufacturers Assn.(GMA) hires Betsy Booren,PhD.SVPScienceandTechnology;Brandon Partridgeas SVP of Member Engagement;Katie McBreen as VP ofCommunications and Research,and Katie Denis as Sr. Directorof Industry Narrative.Katherine Lugar joinsAmerican Beverage Assn. asCEO. She was CEO of AmericanHotel & Lodging Association.Rebecca Messina is joiningUber as first CMO. She was withBeam Suntory and Coca-Cola.Borden Dairy hired CraigMusgrove as Chief Sales Officerfrom Frito Lay; Barry Card fromPepsiCo as VP Go-to-Market;PatrickGeorgeasVPEngineering from Dr. PepperSnapple; Joe DePetrillo as CMOfromEarthboundFarms/WhiteWave Foods from Nestle,J&J and Best Foods; NickSuffredin joins as VP R&D fromPost Holdings and PepsiCo andBrent Fowler was appointed VPOperation from Frito-Lay.Craig Bahner appointed CEO ofSara Lee Frozen Bakery, a newcompany born from KKR'sacquisition of Tyson's frozenbusiness merged with Sara Lee,Van's Bistro Collection andChef Pierre. Craig was withKellogg.Mike Ferry joined CAVUVentures as operating partner.He was at WhiteWave, AbbottNutrition, Campbell Soup, andP&G.Lowes Home Improvement Murray Kessler joins Perrigoappoints Seemantini Godbole as CEO. He was with Altria andas CIO. He was with Target.Lorillard.Marcel Nahm joined Auntie Linda Lee joinedAnn's as CMO. He was at Chef's Cut Jerky as CMO. SheHershey,Cadbury,and was atAnheuser-Busch.Stonyfield Farm, Mondelez,and Cadbury.Tyson Foods named Noel Beth Ford replaces Chris Mathew McCarthy replacesWhite CEO after Tom Hayes Policinski as CEO of Land Jostein Solheim as CEO of Benunexpectedly resigned.O'Lakes.& Jerry's.Scott Kirk joined Yellow Wood Mike Forbes joined natural Brynwood Partners appointedPartners as operating partner. chocolate maker Alter Eco as Brian Demos CEO of theirHe was with High RidgecontractpackerCarolina3/6
11/21/2018Hunt LeaderShift Insights - CPG & Retail Executive BriefBrands, Utrecht Art Supplies, CEO. He was at California Olive Beverage Group. He was atand Lincoln Snacks.Ranch and General Mills.TreeHouse Foods, Little LadyFoods, and Conagra.John Cowles joined TruGreenas CEO. He was at FXI, Kraft,Campbell Soup, and GeorgeWeston.Coty appointed Pierre Laubies Bart Adlam joined Chef's Cut asas CEO. He was at Jacobs CEO. He was at Siggi's, PostDouwe Egberts, Mars, and Holdings, and Dannon.Campbell Soup.Jean Spence joined the board ofBrian Schiegg joined Ocean Honest Companyappoints TreeHouse Foods. She led R&DSpray as chief commercial officer. Shannon Pruitt as CMO. She at Mondelez.He was at Mars.has an agency background.Igloo Products appointed DaveAllen as CEO. He was at VistaOutdoor, Coleman, AlbertoCulver, and Unilever.SteveVanTasseljoinedYumEarth as CEO. He was withWeetabix, Post Holdings, andKraft/Nabisco.Scott McNair joined TNT Crustas CEO. He was with MaMaRosa's Pizza, Schwan, Tyson,and Conagra.Constellation Brands appointsJennifer Daniels to the board.She is the chief legal officer atColgate-Palmolive.Cheryl Bacheldar joins board of Callaway Golf appoints LauraUS Foods. She was CEO of Flanagan to board. She is thePopeyes Louisiana Chicken CEO of Foster Farms.andpreviouslywithKFC,Domino's, Nabisco and P&G.Rich Krause joined NutriBulletmaker Capital Brands as CEO.He was most recently atConfluence Watersports.Todd Putnam joins BumbleBee Foods as Chief GrowthOfficer.ToddwaswithCampbells Soup, Coca-Cola,Disney and P&G.Industry NewsWind Point Partners acquiredCosmeticEssenceInnovations (CEI) to combinewith its Vee Pak platformand Sabra's salsa business tocombinewithStir-PacificaFoods.Constellation Brands invested Peak Rock Capital bought pizza 4 billion in cannabis company crustmakerTNTCrustCanopy Growth.fromTyson, then addedseasoning company LouisianaCoca-Cola to acquire London Fish Fry and Pretzels, Inc.based coffee platform Costa for 5.1B.Tyson Foods to buy Keystone Coca-Cola acquired soda brand J&J paid 2.1 billion for JapaneseFoods for 2.16B.Moxie and kombucha maker skin care company Ci:z Holdings.Organic & Raw.Post Holdings spun off private Inadditiontobuying Craft Brew Alliance buys Ciscobrands business into newly formed SodaStream for 3.2 billion BrewersofNantucket,8thAvenueFood& PepsiCo bought nutrition bar AppalachianMountainProvisions, partnering with PE4/6
11/21/2018Hunt LeaderShift Insights - CPG & Retail Executive Brieffirm Thomas H. Lee Partners company Health Warrior from Brewery of North Carolina, andin the deal.PE firm VMG Partners.Wynwood Brewingof Miami.Mars sells drinks business to Parmalat buys Kraft Heinz Hershey buys Pirate's BootyItaly's Lavazza for 650M.Canadian cheese business for from B&G Foods for 420M. 1.2B.Kainos Capital sold SlimFastto Glanbia for 350M.Palladium EquityJW Childsbought Sanders Chocolate to bought Planet Dog to merge itcombine it with Kar's Nuts.with Outward Hound.Swander Pace Capital boughtFine Choice Foods to combinewith portfolio company PassportFood Group. They also boughtartisan baker Bäckerhaus Veit.AUA PE Partners bought dairydistributor Desi Natural Dahi asa bolt on to Raymundos FoodGroup and Joey's Fine Foods asa bolt on to Indulge Desserts.NewellBrandscarvedout Jostens to Platinum Equityand Pure Fishing to SycamorePartner, each for 1.3 billion.Swander Pace Capital sold Kraft Heinz launched a 100M Berkshire Partners boughtcopacker Recochem to HIG VC fund called Evolv Ventures RockTape as a bolt on to fitnessCapital.for food industry deals.portfolio Implus.Yellow Wood Partners bought PepsiCo launched aParis Presents from EagleTree AmericanincubatorCapital to bolt on to Freeman Nutrition Greenhouse.Beauty.North Plant based dairy alternative Kitecalled Hill raised 40 million fromGeneral Mills VC fund 301 Inc.and CAVU Venture Partners.Featured SearchesClick link for details about each featured search:President - Retail & eCommerce DistributionVice President Human ResourcesChief Financial Officer (CPG PE Portfolio)Chief Executive Officer (CPG Middle Market PE)5/6
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Murray Kessler joins Perrigo as CEO. He was with Altria and Lorillard. Linda Lee joined Chef's Cut Jerky as CMO. She was at Stonyfield Farm , Mondelez, and Cadbury. Tyson Foods named Noel White CEO after Tom Hayes unexpectedly resigned. Scott Kirk joined Yellow Wood Partners as operating partner. He was with High Ridge
