LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y.,
Oct. 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hain
Celestial Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: HAIN) ("Hain Celestial" or the
"Company"), a leading organic and natural products company with
operations in North America,
Europe, Asia and the Middle
East providing consumers with A Healthier Way of Life™,
today announced the appointment of two new independent
directors. Veteran consumer packaged goods executives
Richard Beck and Michael Sims will join Hain Celestial's Board of
Directors, effective immediately. Mr. Beck will also serve as a
member of the Audit Committee and the Corporate Governance and
Nominating Committee of the Board and Mr. Sims will serve as a
member of the Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee of the
Board. These appointments increase the Hain Celestial Board
of Directors to nine directors.
"We are very pleased to welcome Rich and Mike to the Hain
Celestial Board of Directors," commented Dean Hollis, Hain Celestial's Chair of the Board
of Directors. "We look forward to their contributions and
believe their particularly strong operational and financial
backgrounds will provide valuable perspectives for our Board of
Directors, as Hain Celestial continues to execute on its
transformational strategic objectives."
Mr. Beck has over 35 years of executive and senior leadership
experience in the consumer packaged goods industry. He is the
founder of Biltmoore Consulting, where since 2016 he has advised
clients in operations, supply chain optimization, logistics and
general management. Previously, Mr. Beck served as Senior
Vice President, Global Operations of PepsiCo, Inc., one of the
world's leading food and beverage companies, from February 2011 to April 2016. In this role,
Mr. Beck established the company's global operations function and
led various successful initiatives that improved productivity,
drove automation, technology and global systems and improved
environmental, health and safety metrics. In addition, Mr.
Beck served in other roles of increasing responsibility for PepsiCo
from 1993 to 2011, including President and Senior Vice President of
Gatorade, Senior Vice President of PepsiCo Chicago and Senior Vice
President of Operations for Frito-Lay. In these roles, Mr.
Beck oversaw the manufacturing and distribution of some of
PepsiCo's key brands and led various productivity, environmental
and sustainability initiatives. From 1981 to 1992, Mr. Beck served
in positions of increasing responsibility at General
Electric.
Mr. Sims has over 30 years of consumer packaged goods industry
experience, with significant financial reporting and accounting
expertise. He currently serves as Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer of Trugreen, a residential and commercial
lawn care company. In this role since 2019, Mr. Sims is
responsible for driving sustainable growth through leadership of
finance and supply chain management. Previously, Mr. Sims
served as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and
Treasurer of AdvancePierre Foods Holdings, Inc., a nationally
recognized supplier of value-added proteins and sandwich products
to foodservice, retail, schools and convenience channels across
the United States, from 2012 until
its acquisition by Tyson Foods, Inc., in 2017. Mr. Sims was
responsible for the company's growth-driven, margin-expansion
strategy. From 1988 to 2012, Mr. Sims served in roles of
increasing responsibility at Chiquita Brands International Inc., a
leading international marketer and distributor of bananas,
pineapples and packaged salads, where he most recently served as
their Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from 2009
to 2012 and developed expertise in global financial operations,
planning and analysis investor relations and capital
markets. Prior to that, Mr. Sims held various positions with
Arthur Young & Company (n/k/a
Ernst & Young LLP).
About The Hain Celestial Group, Inc.
The Hain Celestial Group (Nasdaq: HAIN), headquartered in
Lake Success, NY, is a leading
organic and natural products company with operations in
North America, Europe, Asia
and the Middle East. Hain
Celestial participates in many natural categories with well-known
brands that include Almond Dream®, Arrowhead Mills®, Bearitos®,
Better Bean®, BluePrint®, Casbah®, Celestial Seasonings®, Clarks™,
Coconut Dream®, Cully & Sully®, Danival®, DeBoles®, Earth's
Best®, Ella's Kitchen®, Europe's
Best®, Farmhouse Fare™, Frank
Cooper's®, Gale's®, Garden of Eatin'®, GG UniqueFiber™, Hain
Pure Foods®, Hartley's®, Health Valley®, Imagine™, Johnson's Juice
Co.™, Joya®, Lima®, Linda McCartney® (under license), MaraNatha®,
Mary Berry (under license), Natumi®,
New Covent Garden Soup Co.®, Orchard House®, Rice Dream®,
Robertson's®, Rudi's Gluten-Free Bakery™, Rudi's Organic Bakery®,
Sensible Portions®, Spectrum® Organics, Soy Dream®, Sun-Pat®,
Sunripe®, SunSpire®, Terra®, The Greek Gods®, Walnut Acres®,
WestSoy®, Yorkshire Provender®, Yves Veggie Cuisine® and
William's™. The Company's personal care products are marketed under
the Alba Botanica®, Avalon Organics®, Earth's Best®, JASON®, Live
Clean® and Queen Helene® brands.
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