乌兹品牌 UTZ
人均创收
截至2025/FY,员工人数为3,300(同比+3.1%)。人均创收为总营收除以员工人数——是粗略的生产效率指标,不是员工薪酬数字。
管理团队
Mr. Friedman joined Utz in December 2022 and serves as the Company's Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors, having assumed that role upon his appointment to Chief Executive Officer in December 2022. Prior to his role at Utz, Mr. Friedman gained over 25 years of experience in the food and beverage industry, including serving as Chief Operating Officer of Post Holdings, an American consumer packaged goods holding company (NYSE: POST), from July 2021 to December 2022, and as President and Chief Executive Officer of Post Consumer Brands, Post Holdings' flagship cereal business, from July 2018 to July 2021. Prior to serving in these positions, Mr. Friedman served as Executive Vice President, Refrigerated at The Kraft Heinz Company, an American multinational food company (Nasdaq: KHC), leading Kraft's most prominent business unit from July 2016 to May 2018. Prior to serving as Executive Vice President, Refrigerated at The Kraft Heinz Company, Mr. Friedman served for over 20 years at The Kraft Heinz Company, serving in roles including general management, sales and marketing. Mr. Friedman began his career in the United States Army, serving in the United States and overseas, completing his service as a Captain. He holds a B.A. from Dickinson College and an M.B.A. in Marketing and Finance from New York University's Stern School of Business. Effective June 19, 2026, Howard Friedman, the Company's Chief Executive Officer, will assume the additional role of principal operating officer of the Company.
William J. Kelley Jr. (BK) serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Utz, having served in this role since May 2025. Mr. Kelley has over 30 years of experience in the food and beverage industry leading finance, strategy and transformation. Before joining Utz, Mr. Kelley served as Global CFO of Tropicana Brands Group, an American fruit-based beverage company. Mr. Kelley helped guide the company through its separation from PepsiCo, built a strong business plan that helped the organization navigate unprecedented disruption in the orange juice environment and was instrumental in implementing the Global Supply Chain Productivity program. Prior to joining Tropicana, Mr. Kelley served as executive vice president and chief financial officer of TreeHouse Foods, Inc. (NYSE: THS) from 2020 to 2022, and as interim CFO in 2019. Prior to his position as CFO at TreeHouse, Mr. Kelley was senior vice president and head of corporate and operations finance from 2018 to 2019 as well as vice president and corporate controller from 2016 to 2019. His previous executive leadership positions include serving as vice president, head of Global Internal Audit for Kraft Heinz, an American multinational food company (NYSE: KHC) from 2014 to 2016 and senior vice president, corporate controller and chief accounting officer for The Hillshire Brands Company, an American food company, now part of Tyson Foods (NYSE: TSN). Mr. Kelley began his career at Cargill, Inc. He holds a B.A. from Clark-Atlanta University and an M.B.A. in Strategy and Accounting from University of Chicago Booth Graduate School of Business.
Ms. Shea has served as Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary since July 2025, prior to which she served as Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary from July 2021 to July 2025. Prior to joining Utz, Ms. Shea was Vice President & General Counsel of True Value Company, LLC, a hardware wholesaler that services independent hardware store owners, having served in that role since July 2018. Before assuming that role in July 2018, Ms. Shea served as Assistant General Counsel, Labor & Employment for True Value starting in December 2007. During her tenure at True Value, Ms. Shea served as Executive Sponsor of the Inclusion & Diversity Council and True Value Foundation and led the internal COVID Crisis Team. From November 2002 through December 2007, Ms. Shea held the role of Senior Counsel at United Airlines, Inc., assisting the Company as it renegotiated all of its employment commitments during its post-09/11 bankruptcy. Earlier in her career, Ms. Shea worked as an associate for Seyfarth Shaw, an international law firm, out of its Chicago, Illinois office, focusing her practice in labor, employment and education law. Ms. Shea graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Bronze Tablet in 1994 with a B.A. Degree in the Teaching of English and Magna Cum Laude in 1997 with a Juris Doctor degree. Ms. Shea obtained a Certificate in Executive Management from the University of Notre Dame in 2015.
Ms. Bentz joined the Company as Executive Vice President, Insights, Innovation, and Marketing Services in July 2023. She moved into the role of Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer, in January of 2024. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Bentz served as Executive Vice President, Applied Technology & Insights at CLIF Bar & Co. (a producer of energy food and drinks now part of Mondelez International, Inc. (Nasdaq: MDLZ)), from October 2020 to July 2023 where she led a cross-functional team and successfully infused consumer understanding into marketing activation to deliver consumer growth goals. Prior to her time at CLIF Bar & Co., Ms. Bentz served as the Chief Client Officer for Mintel, a global intelligence agency, from March 2020 to October 2020 where she led consulting and global key account teams working across the food & beverage, financial services, insurance, and technology industries. From June 2013 to December 2019, Ms. Bentz led Innovation & Insights for Tyson Foods Inc. (NYSE: TSN). Prior to joining Tyson, Ms. Bentz led the Global Consumer Insight and Strategy team at Kraft Foods (Nasdaq: KHC). While at Kraft, from 1999 to 2013, she also held leadership positions on the corporate product, package, and quality team as well as functional insights responsibility for the Foodservice and Grocery business units. Prior to Kraft, Ms. Bentz also held various positions with S.C. Johnson's business units. She started her career at Information Resources, Inc. (IRI) (now Circana, Inc.), where she functioned as a client service professional, managing interactions with clients and providing marketing and sales consultation. Ms. Bentz holds a B.S. in Marketing from Indiana University, where she also minored in Sociology.
Mr. Lissette is the Chairperson of the Board of Directors of Utz. Mr. Lissette served as the Executive Chairperson of Utz from December 2022 until May 4, 2023, immediately following the 2023 annual meeting of stockholders, at which point he assumed the role of Chairperson. Mr. Lissette has served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company since August 2020. Prior to serving as the Executive Chairperson of Utz, Mr. Lissette served as the Chief Executive Officer of Utz from August 2020 until December 2022. Prior to that role, Mr. Lissette served as the Vice Chairperson, President and Chief Executive Officer of Utz and its predecessor companies since 2012. Mr. Lissette also served as the sole manager of UBH from September 2016 through August 2020. Prior to serving as Chief Executive Officer at Utz, Mr. Lissette served as the Company's Chief Operating Officer from January 2011 to January 2013 and Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing from January 2008 to January 2011. Prior to his service as an executive officer of the Utz companies, Mr. Lissette served the Utz companies in several capacities since joining in 1995, including serving as Retail Sales Manager, Key Account Director, and Director of Marketing. In 2007, Mr. Lissette was promoted to the position of Senior Vice President - Sales Operations where he had direct responsibility for route sales development in our Mid-Atlantic core markets and system-wide administration of the company's DSD operations. Mr. Lissette represents the fourth generation of family leadership and involvement at Utz and is the son-in-law of Michael W. Rice, who previously served as our Chairman Emeritus and as a member of our Board of Directors until August 2024. Mr. Lissette currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Athletic Brewing Company, a private, craft non-alcoholic beer & hop-infused sparkling hop water company, having served in this role since March 2021, prior to which he served as a member of the Advisory Board since November 2019. Mr. Lissette also serves as a member of the Executive Committee of Sageworth Holdings, LLC, having served in that role since June 2023. Mr. Lissette holds a B.S. degree in Business Economics and Public Policy from The George Washington University.
Mr. Steeneck has served as a member of the Board of Directors of Utz since August 2020 and served as a member of the Board of Directors of Collier Creek from November 2018 until August 2020. Mr. Steeneck served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Pinnacle Foods, a packaged foods company, from July 2007 to January 2019, where he oversaw the company's financial operations, treasury, tax, investor relations, corporate development and information technology functions and was an integral part of Pinnacle Foods' integration team for several of its acquisitions. From 2005 to 2007, Mr. Steeneck served as Executive Vice President, Supply Chain Finance and IT of Pinnacle Foods, helping to redesign the supply chain to generate savings and improve financial performance. Pinnacle Foods was sold to ConAgra Brands (NYSE: CAG) in October 2018. From 2003 to 2005, Mr. Steeneck served as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer of Cendant Timeshare Resort Group (now Wyndham Hotels and Resorts Inc.), an American timeshare company, playing key roles in wide-scale organization of internal processes and staff management. From 2001 to 2003, he served as Chief Financial Officer of Resorts Condominiums International (now Wyndham Hotels and Resorts, Inc.), an American timeshare exchange company. From 1999 to 2001, Mr. Steeneck was the Chief Financial Officer of International Home Foods, Inc., a manufacturer of packaged food products acquired by ConAgra Foods in 2000. Mr. Steeneck has served on the Board of Directors and as chairperson of the audit committee of Freshpet, Inc. (Nasdaq: FRPT), an American pet food company, since November 2014; as a member of the Operations Committee at Freshpet from October 2024 to present; and as a director of KIND Inc., a snack food company, from May 2019 to June 2020. Mr. Steeneck served as member of the Board of Directors of Hostess Brands, Inc. (Nasdaq: TWNK) from November 2016 until November 2023, when it was sold to J.M. Smucker Company. Mr. Steeneck served as a member of the audit committee of Hostess from November 2016 to November 2023, as the lead independent director from January 2019 to December 2019 and chairperson of the audit committee from November 2016 to June 2022. Mr. Steeneck serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Pete & Gerry's Organics, a family-run business known for producing USDA Certified Organic and Certified Humane free-range eggs from hens raised on family farms, having assumed this position in October 2025. Mr. Steeneck received his B.S. in Accounting from the University of Rhode Island.
Mr. Deromedi serves as Lead Independent Director of Utz, having served in this role since December 2022. Prior to this role, Mr. Deromedi served as Chairperson of the Company from August 2020 to December 2022, and was Co-Executive Chairperson of Collier Creek from June 2018 through August 2020. Mr. Deromedi has over 45 years of operational experience in the consumer goods sector, overseeing multiple businesses and iconic consumer brands. Mr. Deromedi was Independent Chairperson and Lead Independent Director of Pinnacle Foods from April 2016 to October 2018 and was Non-Executive Chairperson from July 2009 to April 2016 and Executive Chairperson from April 2007 to July 2009. Mr. Deromedi also was an advisor to Blackstone in relation to their acquisition of the company in April 2007. Pinnacle Foods was a manufacturer and marketer of consumer branded food products, whose key brands include Birds Eye (frozen vegetables, meals, and sides), Duncan Hines (desserts), Vlasic (pickles), Wishbone (salad dressings), Aunt Jemima (breakfast products), Mrs. Butterworth and Log Cabin (syrups), Udi's and Glutino (gluten-free products), and Gardein (plant-based entrees and meat substitutes), among others. During Mr. Deromedi's tenure, the company acquired and successfully integrated multiple businesses including Birds Eye Foods, Wishbone, Gardein, and Boulder Brands. From July 2013 to June 2015, Mr. Deromedi was an Executive Advisor for Blackstone in the consumer goods sector and was an independent advisor to Blackstone from 2007 to 2013. From 2003 to 2006, Mr. Deromedi was Chief Executive Officer of Kraft, which at the time was one of the world's largest food companies, with iconic brands such as Kraft, Maxwell House, Nabisco, Oscar Mayer and Philadelphia. During this time, Mr. Deromedi integrated Kraft's separate North American and International businesses. Prior to this, Mr. Deromedi was Co-CEO of Kraft from 2001 to 2003 during which time there was an initial public offering of the company, raising approximately $8.7 billion in gross proceeds. Mr. Deromedi was previously President of Kraft Foods International, President of the company's Asia Pacific business, and President of Kraft's Western European business, based in Zurich. Mr. Deromedi also served as Area Director of the company's business in France, Iberia and Benelux, based in Paris, and was General Manager of Kraft's cheese and specialty products businesses in the United States. Mr. Deromedi began his career with General Foods, Kraft's predecessor company, in 1977 where he held various marketing positions. Mr. Deromedi previously served on the board of directors of Pinnacle Foods from 2007 to 2018, Kraft from 2001 to 2006 and The Gillette Company, Inc. from 2003 to 2005 (when the company was merged with The Procter & Gamble Company). Mr. Deromedi currently serves as a Director of The Joffrey Ballet and as a Life Trustee of the Field Museum. Mr. Deromedi earned an M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and a B.A. in Economics and Mathematics from Vanderbilt University.
Mr. Giordano has served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company since August 2020. Mr. Giordano was the Co-Executive Chairperson, Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer of Collier Creek from June 1, 2018 until August 2020. Mr. Giordano has over 20 years of investment and acquisition experience, with a focus in the consumer goods and related sectors. Mr. Giordano has been a Senior Managing Director at CC Capital (affiliates of whom are indirect owners of Utz securities through CC Collier Holdings LLC), a private investment firm, since November 2018. Mr. Giordano was EVP Corporate Development for CC Neuberger Principal Holdings II, a special purpose acquisition company, from July 2020 until July 2022, and was EVP Corporate Development for CC Neuberger Principal Holdings III, a special purpose acquisition company, from August 2020 to November 2023. Previously, Mr. Giordano was a Managing Director in the private equity group at Blackstone where he oversaw investments in the consumer, education, packaging and chemicals sectors. During his tenure at Blackstone from 2006 to October 2017, Mr. Giordano was involved in 12 initial and follow-on acquisitions representing over $10 billion of transaction value, including several investments in consumer, retail and related businesses. Prior to Blackstone, Mr. Giordano was a private equity investment professional at Bain Capital, LP, a leading multi-asset alternative investment firm, and an investment banker with Goldman, Sachs, & Co., a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm. Mr. Giordano previously served on the boards of directors of Pinnacle Foods, Inc., a U.S.-based manufacturer and marketer of branded food products, from 2007 to September 2015; Crocs, Inc. (Nasdaq: CROX), a global supplier of branded footwear, from January 2015 to October 2017; AVINTIV, a global supplier of specialty materials primarily sold to consumer goods manufacturers, from January 2011 to October 2015; and Ascend Learning, LLC, a provider of online professional training tools and educational software, from July 2017 to October 2017. Mr. Giordano currently serves on the Board of Visitors of the Nelson A. Rockefeller Center for Public Policy at Dartmouth College. Mr. Giordano earned an M.B.A. with high distinction from Harvard Business School, where he was a Baker Scholar, and earned an A.B. with high honors in Economics from Dartmouth College.
Mr. Altmeyer has served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company since August 2020. In January 2026, Mr. Altmeyer assumed the role of Vice Chairman of GAF Materials, LLC, a roofing and waterproofing manufacturer. From January 2023 to January 2026, Mr. Altmeyer served as Chief Executive Officer of GAF Materials, LLC. Prior to that role, Mr. Altmeyer served as GAF's Executive Chairperson, Commercial from January 2021 to January 2023. Mr. Altmeyer served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Carlisle Construction Materials, a division of Carlisle Companies Incorporated (NYSE: CSL), from July 1997 to September 2018. Carlisle Construction Materials is principally engaged in the manufacture and sale of rubber and thermoplastic roofing systems and other products with roofing applications for commercial and residential buildings. Mr. Altmeyer also has served as a Member of the Board of Directors of EMCOR Group, Inc. (NYSE: EME), a mechanical and electrical construction, industrial and energy infrastructure and facilities services company, since 2014. As part of his service on the EMCOR Board of Directors, Mr. Altmeyer currently serves on the governance committee of EMCOR and has served as the Chair of the compensation committee of EMCOR since 2018. Mr. Altmeyer also served on the audit committee of EMCOR from 2014 through 2018. Additionally, Mr. Altmeyer served as a member of the Board of Directors of Berkshire Hills Bancorp (NYSE: BHLB), a bank holding company, from 2012 to 2014. Mr. Altmeyer also served on the Board of Directors of Tecta America, a roofing contracting and services business, from March 2019 until January 2021. Mr. Altmeyer earned his B.S. degree from Cornell University and his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.
Mr. Brown has served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company since August 2020. Since 2001 Mr. Brown has served as the Founder and CEO of Sageworth, an entity comprised of Sageworth Holdings, LLC (Sageworth Holdings), Sageworth Trust Company and Sageworth Trust Company of South Dakota which collectively provide investment management, fiduciary, planning, and advisory services to highly successful individuals and families. As an attorney, accountant and the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Sageworth, Mr. Brown brings extensive business, financial, legal, accounting, and investment knowledge to his position on the Board. Mr. Brown serves as Vice Chair of High Holdings Corporation, which owns the voting stock of a private, diversified steel, concrete, and real estate company, having served in that role since September 2021. Mr. Brown also serves on the Board of Directors of Penn State Health, a large hospital system, having served in that role since November 2018, and chaired the Penn State Health Finance Committee from November 2018 to September 2023 and the Investment Committee from February 2019 to September 2023, and was a member of its Executive Committee from July 2020 to September 2023. Mr. Brown has served on the Board of Directors of Chief Executives Organization, a 501(c)(6) organization, since November 2016, has served as a member of its Executive Committee since November 2018, and served as its International Chair from November 2023 to October 2024. Mr. Brown also serves on the Advisory Board of the Global Family Enterprise Program at Columbia Business School, having served in this role since May 2021. Mr. Brown has been a member of Young Presidents Organization since January 2005 and has previously served as its chair emeritus, chair, education officer, and finance officer of the Pennsylvania chapter. Mr. Brown helped found the S. Dale High Family Business Center at Elizabethtown College, is a founding director of Music for Everyone, former trustee of the Pennsylvania Academy of Music, past general counsel and secretary of The Lancaster Alliance, past president of the Lancaster Museum of Art, and past director of Harb-Adult, a homeless shelter. Mr. Brown received his Juris Doctor degree from the Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C., and a B.S. in accounting from Penn State, graduating with the highest distinction.
Ms. Choi has served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company since August 2020. Ms. Choi is currently Chief Marketing Officer, North America at Ralph Lauren, an American publicly traded luxury fashion company (NYSE: RL), having served in that role since October 2024. Prior to Ralph Lauren Ms. Choi served as Senior Vice President of Marketing and a member of the North America marketing leadership team for Diageo, a global leader in alcoholic beverages (NYSE: DEO) from July 2022 to October 2024. From July 2022 to October 2024, Ms. Choi led the Gin & Tequila categories across North America, in addition to the Breakout Growth Brand organization - a marketing and sales organization dedicated to accelerating high potential brands. Ms. Choi originally joined Diageo in January 2019 to lead the Gin, Rum & Tequila categories across North America, including consumer brands such as Tanqueray Gin, Captain Morgan Rum, and Don Julio Tequila. Ms. Choi is responsible for category strategy, brand marketing, and commercialization activities across this portfolio. Prior to Diageo, Ms. Choi served as Global Marketing Vice President for Anheuser-Busch InBev (NYSE: BUD), the world's largest brewer, from March 2013 to January 2019. In this role, Ms. Choi developed the global launch strategy for Michelob Ultra, delivered double digit global sales growth for Stella Artois including leading two Super Bowl marketing campaigns, and oversaw the development and commercialization of several emerging brands. From 2006 to 2012, Ms. Choi held various marketing and innovation roles within the personal care business of Unilever PLC, based in the U.S. and Singapore. Ms. Choi led multiple brands and innovation launches globally, including across the U.S., Southeast Asia, Middle East, and Africa, among others. Ms. Choi began her career in financial services at Goldman Sachs in the Credit Risk Management and Advisory group and Goldman Sachs Asset Management. Ms. Choi holds an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and a B.A. in Economics from Vassar College.
Ms. Stewart has served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company since January 2022. Ms. Stewart currently serves as the Chief Customer Officer - Retail North America at The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO), an American multinational beverage corporation, having assumed that role in January 2023. Prior to this role, Ms. Stewart served as President, West Zone Operations, North America Operating Unit for The Coca-Cola Company from January 2021 to December 2022. Prior to serving as President, West Zone Operations, North America Operating Unit, Ms. Stewart served as Senior Vice President, National Retail Sales from December 2018 to December 2020. From March 2015 to December 2018, Ms. Stewart served as Vice President, National Retail Sales - Publix at The Coca-Cola Company. During her 20-plus year tenure at Coca-Cola, Ms. Stewart has held leadership positions across finance, revenue growth management, sales, operations, and general management. Ms. Stewart brings a wide range of food and beverage experiences, particularly in working with major retailers and developing new business. Ms. Stewart formerly served as the Chair of the board of directors of GLAAD, having served in that role November 2016 to November 2022. Ms. Stewart also serves as a member of the board of directors of the Retail Industry Leaders Association, having served in this role since January 2023, serves as a member of the board of directors of National Restaurant Association, having served since January 2022, and serves as a member of the board of directors of 3DE by Junior Achievement, having served since November 2020. Ms. Stewart also currently serves as a member of the board of directors of the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation, having served in this role since January 2021, and as a member of the Board of Directors of the Food Marketing Institute Foundation, having served in this role since January 2023. Ms. Stewart also serves on the Global Advisory Board of OUT Leadership having served in that role since January 2021. Ms. Stewart received a B.B.A. from Georgia State University and an M.B.A. from Oglethorpe University and holds a Harvard Business School executive education certification. She also is a graduate of the Golden Crown Literary Society Writing Academy and Leadership Atlanta.
Mr. Lindeman has served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company since August 2020. Mr. Lindeman currently serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer at Calavo Growers, Inc. (Nasdaq-GS:CVGW), a global avocado-industry leader and expanding provider of value-added fresh food, having served in this role since December 2025. Prior to his current role, Mr. Lindeman served as the Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board of directors of Hydrofarm Holdings Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: HYFM), a wholesaler and manufacturer of hydroponics equipment and commercial horticultural products, having served in that role from January 2025 until December 2025. Mr. Lindeman served as Chief Financial Officer of Hydrofarm Holdings from March 2020 to December 2024. From August 2015 until March 2020 Mr. Lindeman served as Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary at Calavo Growers, Inc., where he was responsible for the finance, accounting, IT and human resource functions. Mr. Lindeman has also served as a member of the board of directors of Calavo Growers, Inc. since June 2024, and served as a member of the audit committee of Calavo Growers, Inc. from June 2024 to December 2025. Prior to joining Calavo, Mr. Lindeman held various leadership positions within the finance and investment banking industries, including serving as managing director at Sageworth Trust Company, a provider of investment management, fiduciary and planning services to highly successful individuals and families, from March 2015 to July 2015; Managing Director and co-head of the consumer and retail group at Janney Montgomery Scott, a financial advisory firm, from August 2009 to March 2015; Managing Director at Stifel Nicolaus, a full service brokerage and investment banking firm, from December 2005 to August 2009; and Principal at Legg Mason, a global asset management leader, from October 1999 to December 2005. Prior to joining Legg Mason, Mr. Lindeman was a Manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, a global network of firms delivering assurance, tax, and consulting services, from August 1996 to October 1999. Mr. Lindeman is a Chartered Financial Analyst and holds a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Mary Washington.
Mr. Werzyn has served as a member of the Board of Directors since August 2024. Mr. Werzyn currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of West Shore Home, LLC, one of the largest direct-to-consumer home remodeling companies in the United States with over 41 locations in 21 states, having served in this role since June 2006, and has served as Executive Chairman of West Shore Home, LLC since October 2020. Mr. Werzyn received a B.S. from The Pennsylvania State University.
Mr. Fernandez has served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company since August 2020 and served as a member of the Board of Directors of Collier Creek from October 2018 to August 2020. Mr. Fernandez served as Executive Vice President and Chief Supply Chain Officer of Pinnacle Foods, a packaged foods company, from February 2011 to June 2016, where he was responsible for managing all aspects of the supply chain including procurement, manufacturing, distribution, product quality, innovation and sustainability. Mr. Fernandez also led Pinnacle Foods' maximizing value through productivity continuous improvement initiatives, realizing gross savings of approximately 4% of cost of products sold annually. Mr. Fernandez was a key leader and closely involved in Pinnacle Foods' acquisition, integration and synergy realization efforts. Prior to Pinnacle Foods, Mr. Fernandez was Senior Vice President, Operations Excellence at Kraft Foods, Inc., an American food manufacturing and processing conglomerate, from 2010 to 2011. Prior to Kraft, Mr. Fernandez was Chief Supply Chain Officer at Cadbury PLC, or Cadbury, a British multinational confectionery company, from 2008 to 2010, where he managed a supply chain with total costs of approximately $7 billion, 67 manufacturing facilities and over 20,000 employees. From 2000 to 2008, Mr. Fernandez held several senior supply chain roles within Cadbury. Prior to Cadbury, Mr. Fernandez held various supply chain and related roles at Dr. Pepper, an American multinational soft drink company, PepsiCo, Inc. (Nasdaq: PEP), an American multinational food, snack, and beverage corporation, and Procter & Gamble Co. (NYSE: PG), an American multinational consumer goods corporation. Mr. Fernandez is currently the President of AFF Advisors, LLC, an independent consulting firm focused on improving supply chain performance, supporting acquisition due diligence and merger integrations. Mr. Fernandez was also a Senior Advisor with McKinsey & Company, an American worldwide management consulting firm, from July 2017 to August 2019. Mr. Fernandez served on the board of directors of Liberty Property Trust (NYSE: LPT), a leading industrial real estate investment trust, from November 2014 until its merger with Prologis, Inc. (NYSE: PLD), a real estate investment trust headquartered in San Francisco, CA, in February 2020 and Green Rabbit, a privately held leading e-commerce cold chain logistics provider to the food industry, from February 2021 through August 2023. Mr. Fernandez has served on the Board of Directors with Americold Realty Trust (NYSE: COLD), the world's largest publicly traded REIT, since May 2019; and as a Trustee of Lafayette College since May 2017. In May 2025, Mr. Fernandez earned a certificate for completion of NYU Law - Nasdaq Center for Board Excellence Cyber Security Scholar Program. Mr. Fernandez received a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from Lafayette College.
Mr. Stuart serves as the Executive Vice President, Sales & Chief Customer Officer at Utz, having served in this role since June 2025. Mr. Stuart joined the Company in September 2023 as the Company's Senior Vice President, Large Format, and he added Digital Commerce and Value, Food Service, and Vending to his Large Format responsibilities in 2024. Prior to joining Utz, Mr. Stuart served in various roles of increasing responsibility at The Coca-Cola Company, an American multinational beverage corporation (NYSE: KO), including as Franchise GM, Florida and Puerto Rico from January 2021 to May 2024, Team Lead for Publix Supermarkets from April 2018 to December 2020, and Global VP Sales, Costco from May 2013 to March 2018. Mr. Stuart holds a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Mr. Sponaugle serves as the Executive Vice President, Chief People Officer at Utz, having served in this role since August 2021. Prior to his role as Chief People Officer, Mr. Sponaugle served as Senior Vice President, Human Resources & Personnel Development at Utz, from February 2020 until August 2021. Prior to joining the Utz companies, from January 2009 until January 2020, Mr. Sponaugle worked at the Stewart Companies family of businesses, a company handling the entire range of construction-related services. He began with Poole Construction from January 2009 to June 2010, and then moved to Riley Welding and Fabricating, a metal fabrication division of Stewart Companies, a full-service construction-related services company, serving as General Manager and Vice President from June 2010 until March 2018. Mr. Sponaugle was promoted to Executive Vice President and added the responsibility of running Stewart & Tate Construction Industrial Division starting in March 2018 through January 2020, while also maintaining his responsibilities at Riley Welding and Fabricating. Mr. Sponaugle started his career in January 1999 with Cintas Corporation (NASDAQ: CTAS), a public company operating nearly 500 facilities in North America, including five manufacturing facilities and eleven distribution centers, which provides a range of products and services to businesses including uniforms, mats, mops, cleaning and restroom supplies, first aid and safety products, fire extinguishers and testing, and safety courses. Mr. Sponaugle spent close to a decade at Cintas holding various leadership roles in Sales and Operations, finishing his career as a General Manager overseeing a 3-shift operation with approximately 165 employees, including approximately 55 routes and service sales representatives. Mr. Sponaugle earned his B.S. in Business Management from Cornell University.
The Board of Directors of the Company has determined that, effective as of August 15, 2025, Ryan Tewey, the Company's current Vice President, Controller, will be designated as the Company's Principal Accounting Officer. Mr. Tewey joined the Company in October 2020 and has served as Vice President, Controller since January 2024 where he is responsible for the Company's corporate accounting function, shared services, external reporting, technical accounting, internal controls, and implementation of new accounting standards. Prior to his current position, Mr. Tewey served as Senior Director of Accounting from March 2023 to January 2024, and prior to that he served as Director of Accounting from October 2020 to March 2023. Prior to joining Utz, Mr. Tewey served as Senior Manager, Financial Reporting at Sinclair, Inc., a diversified media company, from April 2013 to October 2020, where he led the company's internal and external reporting and other corporate accounting activities. Mr. Tewey also served in roles of increasing responsibility within the audit practice at KPMG LLP, a multinational professional services network and accounting firm, from January 2008 to April 2013. Mr. Tewey earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance and a Master of Business Administration in Accounting from Loyola University, Maryland.
数据来自SEC申报文件(经富途提供)。薪酬为已记录最近财年的报告总薪酬,不仅是基本工资。
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