DALLAS, Jan. 10, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Dean Foods
Company (NYSE: DF) today announced that food and consumer packaged
goods industry veteran Jody
Macedonio will join the Company as Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer effective Feb.
26, 2018.
"We are very excited to have an executive of Jody's caliber join
our management team. With deep financial and operating experience
in food and consumer packaged goods – including proven success in
driving significant financial improvement and sustainable business
performance – Jody will contribute immediately to Dean Foods," said
Ralph Scozzafava, Chief Executive
Officer. "Her expertise will be instrumental in our continued focus
on winning in private label, building and buying strong brands, and
driving our cost productivity agenda."
Macedonio previously served as the Senior Vice President of
Finance for the North America
Laundry and Beauty Divisions of Henkel AG following Henkel's
acquisition of Sun Products Corporation where she served as Senior
Vice President, Finance, Planning and Treasurer. Prior to joining
Sun Products in 2012, Macedonio was employed at PepsiCo where she
held several positions after joining in 1999, including serving as
Chief Financial Officer and Vice President, Finance for the North
Business Unit of Frito-Lay. Prior to joining PepsiCo, Macedonio
served in finance positions at Nestlé, SmithKline Beecham and
Chemical Bank.
Macedonio commented, "I am very excited to join Dean Foods. I
believe the potential to drive growth through value creation is
excellent given the strength of both the private label and brand
portfolios, which will also benefit from the cost productivity
agenda already underway. I look forward to partnering with the team
to build the business, and to be part of the next phase of the
journey."
About Dean Foods
Dean Foods is a leading food and
beverage company and the largest processor and direct-to-store
distributor of fresh fluid milk and other dairy and dairy case
products in the United States.
Headquartered in Dallas, Texas,
the Dean Foods portfolio includes DairyPure®, the
country's first and largest fresh, white milk national brand, and
TruMoo®, the leading national flavored milk brand, along
with well-known regional dairy brands such as Alta Dena®, Berkeley
Farms®, Country Fresh®, Dean's®,
Friendly's®, Garelick Farms®, LAND O
LAKES®* milk and cultured products, Lehigh Valley Dairy
Farms®, Mayfield®, McArthur®,
Meadow Gold®, Oak Farms®, PET®**,
T.G. Lee®, Tuscan® and more. In all, Dean
Foods has more than 50 national, regional and local dairy brands as
well as private labels. Dean Foods also makes and distributes ice
cream, cultured products, juices, teas, and bottled water. Over
16,000 employees across the country work every day to make Dean
Foods the most admired and trusted provider of wholesome,
great-tasting dairy products at every occasion. For more
information about Dean Foods and its brands, visit
www.deanfoods.com.
*The LAND O LAKES brand is owned by Land O'Lakes, Inc. and is
used by license.
**PET is a trademark of Eagle Family Foods Group LLC, under
license.
CONTACT: Corporate Communications, Jamaison Schuler, +1-214-721-7766 or
media@deanfoods.com; or Investor Relations, Sherri Baker, +1-214-303-3438
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