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December 2018Hunt Human Capitalist - CPG & Retail Executive BriefCONSUMER PRODUCTS EDITIONby Hunt Executive Search"A" Player Human Capital LeaderShift InsightsLeaderShift ArticlesDecember 2018FEATURESPeople 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.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 More People on the Move 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 Next Generation Supply & Commercial CollaborationVC'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 Informed1/6
December 2018Hunt Human Capitalist - 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 CEOof Hain Celestial. He waswithPinnacleFoodsand PepsiCoPaul Sukalich joins GehlFoods/ California NaturalProducts as SVP Operation &General Manager. He was withIsland Oasis and CountryRobertMortati Pure Foods.joinedHarvestHillBeverages as CEO. He was Lora Van Velsor is joiningwith Apple & Eve and Kraft Morgan Stanley Capitals petandsucceedsJohn products company Manna ProLeBoutillier who is joining PE as CMO. She was at Sunfirm Brynwood Partners.Products, Pinnacle Foods,Wrigley, and Kraft.HeatherWallaceappointedSVP/GM Beauty Care NA atHenkel. Heather was previouslywith Novartis Consumer Health.Welch'sCarlos Altschul joinsappointsTrevorCoty appointed Pierre Laubies toCEO post, replacing Camillo Pane.Pierre was with Jacobs DouweEgberts and Mars.NutkaoappointedMattCooper CEO of the US business.Was at Cemoi, Heinz and Nabisco.2/6
December 2018Hunt Human Capitalist - 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.Mark Smith joins C&S WholesaleScott Almquist joins Tesla IRI named Jeff Ansell as Grocers as Chief Supply Chaintechnology company Finally chairman. He was CEO at Sun 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 theMatt Kahn joined beverage Freshpet board. She was mostMilind Pant joins Amway as company Celsius Holdings as recently at Walmart as the GMM ofCEO from Yum Brands.CMO.Hewas fresh food.withHeineken,Glaceau,and Coca-Cola.Diamond Foods appointedCraig Hope as CEO. He waswith Country Fresh, JTMFoods, Earthbound Farm,Nabisco/ Kraft, and Gallo.GroceryManufacturersAssn. (GMA) hires BetsyBooren, PhD. SVP Science andTechnology;BrandonPartridge as SVP of MemberEngagement;KatieMcBreenasVPofCommunications and Research,and Katie Denis as Sr. Directorof Industry Narrative.Katherine Lugar joinsAmerican Beverage Assn. asCEO. She was CEO ofAmerican Hotel & LodgingAssociation.Rebecca Messina is joiningUber as first CMO. She waswith BeamSuntory and Coke.Borden Dairy hired CraigMusgrove as Chief Sales Officerfrom Frito Lay; Barry Card fromPepsiCo as VP Go-to-Market;PatrickGeorgeasVPEngineering from Dr. PepperSnapple; Joe DePetrillo asCMO from Earthbound Farms/WhiteWave Foods from Nestle,J&J and Best Foods; NickSuffredin joins as VP R&D fromPost Holdings and PepsiCoandBrentFowlerwasappointed VP Operation fromFrito-Lay.Craig Bahner appointed CEO ofSara Lee Frozen Bakery, a newcompanybornfromKKR'sacquisition of Tyson's frozenbusiness merged with Sara Lee,Van's Bistro Collection and ChefPierre. Craig was with Kellogg.MikeFerryjoinedCAVUVentures as operating partner. Hewas at WhiteWave, AbbottNutrition, Campbell Soup, andP&G.Lowes Home Improvement Murray Kessler joins Perrigo asappoints Seemantini Godbole CEO. He was with Altria andas CIO. He was with Target.Lorillard.Marcel Nahm joined AuntieAnn's as CMO. He was atHershey,Cadbury,andAnheuser-Busch.Linda Lee joinedChef's Cut Jerky as CMO. She wasat Stonyfield Farm, Mondelez,and Cadbury.Tyson Foods named Noel Beth Ford replaces Chris MathewMcCarthyreplacesWhite CEO after Tom Hayes Policinski as CEO of Land Jostein Solheim as CEO of Ben &unexpectedly resigned.O'Lakes.Jerry's.Scott Kirk joined Yellow Mike Forbes joined natural Brynwood Partners appointedWood Partners as operating chocolate maker Alter Eco as Brian Demos CEO of their contract3/6
December 2018Hunt Human Capitalist - CPG & Retail Executive Briefpartner. He was with High CEO. He was at California packer Carolina Beverage Group.Ridge Brands, Utrecht Art Olive Ranch and General He was at TreeHouse Foods,Supplies,andLincoln Mills.Little Lady Foods, and Conagra.Snacks.JohnCowlesjoined Coty appointed Pierre Laubies Bart Adlam joined Chef's Cut asTruGreen as CEO. He was at as CEO. He was at Jacobs CEO. He was at Siggi's, PostFXI, Kraft, Campbell Soup, Douwe Egberts, Mars, and Holdings, and Dannon.and George Weston.Campbell Soup.Jean Spence joined the board ofBrian Schiegg joined Ocean Honest Company appoints TreeHouse Foods. She led R&DSpray as chief commercial Shannon Pruitt as CMO. She at Mondelez.officer. He was at Mars.has an agency background.Igloo Products appointedDave Allen as CEO. He was atVista Outdoor, Coleman,Alberto-Culver,andUnilever.Steve Van Tassel joinedYumEarth as CEO. He was withWeetabix, Post Holdings, andKraft/Nabisco.Scott McNair joined TNT Crust asCEO. He was with MaMa Rosa'sPizza, Schwan, Tyson, andConagra.Cheryl Bacheldar joins board Callaway Golf appoints LauraConstellationBrands of US Foods. She was CEO of Flanagan to board. She is the CEOappoints Jennifer Daniels to Popeyes Louisiana Chicken of Foster Farms.the board. She is the chief legal and previously with KFC,officer at Colgate-Palmolive.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 AppalachianMountain4/6
December 2018Hunt Human Capitalist - CPG & Retail Executive BriefProvisions, partnering with PE company Health Warrior from Brewery of North Carolina, andfirm Thomas H. Lee Partners PE firm VMG Partners.Wynwood Brewingin the deal.of 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 Resources (CPG Services)Chief 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
