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PROPOSAL NO. 1 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
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Age:
58
Director Since:
2017
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Board Committees:
Corporate Governance and Nominating
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R. Dean Hollis has been a director since September 2017. He is a senior advisor for Oaktree Capital, a $100 billion
world-wide private equity firm. Prior to 2008, Mr. Hollis was President and Chief Operating Officer, ConAgra Foods, Consumer Foods and International. In that role, Mr. Hollis developed and executed a worldwide business transformation
strategy, while overseeing the largest part of the ConAgra Foods portfolio, including its $12 billion consumer and customer branded businesses, consisting of over 40 global brands in 110 countries. During his 21 years with ConAgra Foods, he
held many executive level positions, including: Executive Vice President, Retail Products; President, Grocery Foods; President, Frozen Foods; President, Specialty Foods; and President, Gilardi Foods. Since October 2016, he has been a director and
chairperson of the board of directors of SunOpta Inc., a world-wide leader in healthy foods, specializing in
non-GMO
and organic products. From 2008 until its recent sale to Tyson Foods, Mr. Hollis served
as chairperson of the board of directors and on the Compensation Committee of AdvancePierre Foods Holdings, Inc., a producer and distributor of
ready-to-eat
sandwiches.
Until its sale to
Snyders-Lance
Inc. in early 2016, he also served on the board of Diamond Foods, Inc., a leading branded snacks supplier, where he served on the Audit and Nominating and Governance
Committees. Also, until its sale to Pinnacle Foods Inc. in January of 2016, Mr. Hollis served as chairperson of the board of directors and on the Audit Committee of Boulder Brands, Inc., a leader and innovator in health and wellness foods.
Until October 2015, he also served on the board of Landec Corporation, a developer and marketer of patented polymer products for food, agriculture and licensed partner applications, where he chaired the Compensation Committee.
Key Attributes, Experience and Skills:
As a result of the various positions he has held in the food industry, Mr. Hollis brings relevant operational experience to our Board. In addition,
he has served on a number of public company boards, which have provided him with a broad understanding of the operational, financial and strategic issues facing public companies.
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Shervin J. Korangy,
Director
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Age:
43
Director Since:
2017
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Board Committees:
Audit
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Shervin J. Korangy has been a director since September 2017. Since April 2017, he has served as the Chief Financial
Officer and Head of Strategy of Beaver-Visitec International (
BVI
), a Texas Pacific Group portfolio company that is a global developer, manufacturer and marketer of specialized surgical products. Prior to his role with BVI,
Mr. Korangy served as a senior executive of Novartis Group AG, a diversified healthcare products company, from 2010 until March 2017. During his more than six years at Novartis, he served in various international capacities spanning strategy,
M&A, integrations, sales & marketing and general management including the Global Head of Corporate Finance based in Switzerland, Business Unit Manager based in France and Managing Director based in the United Kingdom. Previously, he was
a Managing Director at The Blackstone Group, an investment firm, which he joined in 1996. During his more than 14 years at Blackstone, he served both as an advisor in the Restructuring & Reorganization business (where he worked with
companies in the telecom, manufacturing, retail and financial services industries) and as an investor in the Private Equity business (where he focused on the consumer products, financial services and packaging industries). Mr. Korangy has
served on the board of directors of Motus GI, a manufacturer and marketer of medical device products for the gastroenterology, since April 2017 (and as chairperson of its Audit Committee), and as a senior advisor to Sight Sciences LLC, a provider of
surgical and nonsurgical systems for use by ophthalmologists and optometrists, since June 2011. Mr. Korangys previous Board experience includes having served as a director of Pelican Rouge Group, a consumer coffee manufacturer and
distributor, from 2014 to 2017 (and as chairperson of its Audit Committee), Pinnacle Foods Inc., a manufacturer, marketer and distributor of high-quality branded food products, from 2007 to 2009, Bayview Financial, a mortgage finance company, from
2008 to 2009, Ultra Music, a worldwide music media entity, from 2005 to 2010, and as a board observer for Graham Packaging, a leading designer and manufacturer of custom blow-molded plastic containers for consumer products.
Key Attributes, Experience and Skills:
Mr. Korangys position as the Chief Financial Officer and Head of Strategy at a global company, together with his significant financial and
consumer packaged goods business experience, makes him a valuable addition to our Board of Directors. In addition to his strong financial expertise, the Company values his competencies in strategy, mergers and acquisitions, integration and general
management.
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The Hain Celestial Group, Inc.
2018 Proxy Statement
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